I'm in the back third of Project Hail Mary now. Same. I went into it blind and it's great. I did have to take a break in the very beginning just because dealing with my own existential crisis was enough that I didn't need a fictional one ... lol?

Artemis was good too.

Then why are you in this thread

I will never fail to be amused by people here and on Reddit who spend their calories diving into discussions about things they don't like to tell people they don't like them.

If they actually take the time to write a thoughtful critique, that's one thing. But just saying they don't like something really doesn't add to the discussion.