Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he?
My Take:
This was thoroughly enjoyable as an audiobook. The narrator was entertaining and easy to listen to. The story was also great. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
What I liked about Ryland was that he was your everyday guy, except really smart. He could have been one of the world's top scientists, but he gave into fear and became a high school science teacher instead. Lucky for earth! I enjoyed the process of memory recovery and his excitement with each new discovery. The ending also made me tear up a bit. No spoilers! You'll just have to read (or listen) for yourself.
I give Project Hail Mary 4.5 stars.
1-5 scale and what it means:
1: I couldn’t even finish it / just plain bad
2: I hope I didn’t pay for this / disappointing
3: I didn’t hate it, but it was still missing something / forgettable but inoffensive
3.5: On the line between good and ok / like, not love
4: Solid mind candy / worth reading
4.5: So very close to perfection! / must read
5: I could not put it down and I’m still thinking about it! / a true treasure
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