Project Hail Mary

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Author

Andy Weir

Genre / vibe

Science-heavy space thriller with dad jokes

When it hits best

Late at night when you’re too wired to sleep but still pretending you’ll get eight hours

My take

This is like watching a very stressed-out engineer speedrun a FEA problem in space, but with feelings. Extremely fun, surprisingly tender, and the science-sandbox puzzles absolutely scratched the nerd itch.