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I LOVED this book! More than I loved The Martian (and I loved that book too). I just devoured this book - finished in about 2 days -didn't want to put it down ever.
And for those who are wondering - yes, he did turn down the science a little bit and added more story, and damn it was a good one. Part action, part science, part mystery, part super snarky, smart, and strong female lead (who isn't white either!!!).
Jazz is an amazing character and I was laughing out loud at some of the one-liners in this book. Dialogue VERY well done.
The book still had science, still had explanations of how stuff would function on the moon - very easy to understand and it wasn't as heavy as the Martian was. Very cool to read about how we might just live on the moon one day.
TL:DR - Read this book! It's amazing!
Only given 2 stars because there was one small twist that I did not catch onto. Other than that everything was so predictable...and yet I had to keep reading, just to make sure I was right. So, the author got me to read the whole thing, but I wasn't happy about it.
I felt compelled to write a quick review here because people are ragging on this book. Andy Weir really delves deep into the science and technology - have you read The Martian?? If you read his biography as well, he was also a software developer for many years. This short story accents just that.
If you don't want the science/tech explained to you in great analogies, then move along, Andy Weir isn't for you...