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Re:Books I loved reading this year by talor_a on Monday November 22, 2021 @03:37PM (#29311308)
artemis was disappointing, Weir seems like he has no idea how to write a female protagonist. this was my introduction to his work, seeing that others feel the same way makes me think it was probably just the wrong pick and I should try his other books.
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Re:Books I loved reading this year by oh_sigh on Monday November 22, 2021 @05:49PM (#29312541)
What does Weir not understand about a female protagonist? It's not possible that the female protagonist just doesn't fit your mold of what you believe a female protagonist should be?
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Re:Books I loved reading this year by 0xFACEFEED on Monday November 22, 2021 @04:12PM (#29311620)
Project Hail Mary is worth a read. Totally different vibe.

It felt like he was trying to do something very different with Artemis and failed. I rarely have to put a book down but I just couldn't finish Artemis. The whole scene with the "strong" cop holding her down had my eyes rolling so hard they almost got stuck.

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Re:Books I loved reading this year by GrifMD on Monday November 22, 2021 @10:30PM (#29314305)
I somewhat agree, though I did finish the book and enjoyed it despite its flaws. The Martian was a delight, and Project Hail Mary follows in a similar vein.
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