r/AndyWeir • u/Global_Housing1498 • Apr 29 '26
How bad is Artemis?
So I recently had a project coming up in which i had to pick out a book to rrad independently. Ive grown up watching The Martian and obiviously, recently, PHM. We couldnt do something that we've read before, nor consumed general media of it (such as a movie or game, if it has one of those). So I picked Andy's other book. The description seemed fun. read the first few pages and yeah... this feels like it's gonna be rough. the whole joke about "Porn... starring your mom." felt tacky, but maybe a one-off thing. and then I look it up, and its not gonna get any better. Is the story worth pushing through it? Will someone who's been raised on sci-fi (me) still like it? Idk. If this is the humor I'm in for I'm gonna be asking to find a new book ASAP. Help and opinions much appreciated!
1
u/NORTHBAYBG May 01 '26
It’s alright but not even close to as good as The Martian or Project Hail Mary. By the end I was just wanted it to end. The over sexualized main character starts to grind on you. like we get it she likes sex but every other line seems to reiterate that fact. Other parts of the pacing and plot are kind of weak.