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Review: Artemis

Artemis by Andy Weir
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

This was a very fun read. I love heist stories, and Weir's science-heavy worldbuilding made it unique. He did a great job constructing Artemis as a city on the moon and making it believable with real science. I can’t comment on accuracy since most of it isn’t my area, but I thought he managed to work in the facts creatively and tie them into the action. Also, there was a surprising amount of politics/economics that was really interesting and brought in details about the state of Earth.

Jazz Bashara vs Mark Watney - I did feel they were a little too similar personality-wise, both being cocky, brilliant smartasses. But I liked that Jazz had more going on, with an interesting background and an actual backstory. I appreciated the brief mentions of her ethnicity and the diversity of the community in Artemis, the situation with her pen pal, etc. These details all helped to make the world more fleshed out than in The Martian, where there were quick flashes about the NASA team but we spent the most time alone with Watney.

Overall, an enjoyable read; there were some twists I didn’t predict and the pace moved quickly. Check it out if you liked the sciencey-ness of The Martian :)


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Made @smittenkitchen's broccoli cream "pesto" pasta today with homemade spaghetti (and some other pasta because I ran low) - although I didn't blend it, just mashed up the broccoli, and added ricotta 😀

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I didn't make the gnocchi, but I improvised a white wine and hot italian sausage ragu that came out pretty well.

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