Project Hail Mary
What a cute book! But impossible to explain what’s good about it without huge spoilers.
You know one part: the Weir candy. “wise-cracking fellow in dire straits solves 1000 life threatening science problems huzzah!”
The alien is a cheerful wee sod, and the interspecies bromance is quite something. Game theoretic doom doesn’t come up 1) cos they need each other and 2) cos they’re nice dudes.
Basically, we have a real shot at peaceful first contact because we’ll both be sending a set of fucking nerds to meet each other.
Down a star because the narrator’s bad jokes, while accurately dorky and high school teacherish, are wearing.
You know one part: the Weir candy. “wise-cracking fellow in dire straits solves 1000 life threatening science problems huzzah!”
The alien is a cheerful wee sod, and the interspecies bromance is quite something. Game theoretic doom doesn’t come up 1) cos they need each other and 2) cos they’re nice dudes.
Basically, we have a real shot at peaceful first contact because we’ll both be sending a set of fucking nerds to meet each other.
Down a star because the narrator’s bad jokes, while accurately dorky and high school teacherish, are wearing.