Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Published by Ballantine Books on October 4, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Exploration
Length: 16 hours 10 minutes
Pages: 496
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—from the author of The Martian.
HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Parade, Newsweek, New York Public Library, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.
Or does he?
Hailed by USA Today as “an epic story of redemption, discovery, and cool speculative sci-fi,” Project Hail Mary is an irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver.
Why did I add Project Hail Mary to my bookshelf?
I have been hearing great things about this book since it was first published. I have had this book on my tbr for quite some time but have not been able to get to it yet. I recently watched the movie and think that I would really enjoy this book so I am bumping it back up the tbr again. It looks like all of my Goodreads friends liked this one and I am sure that I will too.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
Nice! Been hearing a lot of buzz over this movie so I am sure the book is great too! Space books tend to be hit or miss for me, but I hope you end up loving this one!
Project Hail Mary was amazing – both the book and the movie. Enjoy!
I own this one and all his others on audio and have not managed it yet either.
I enjoyed this one. The beginning was a little slow imo, but I loved Rocky and their friendship. Though I still prefer The Martian.
I like space movies and books.
One day I will try Weir