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strangenewwords · 4 months

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The Martian is THE BEST

i live to write like Andy Weir.

"Problem is (follow me closely here, the science is pretty complicated), if I cut a hole in the Hab, the air won't stay inside anymore."

#the martian #andy weir #book quotes

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breathtakinglymiraculous · 2 months

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"I'm definitely gonna die up here, if I have to listen to any more godawful disco music. [..] No I'm not- I'm not gonna turn the beat around I refuse to" The Martian (2015) Dir. Ridley Scott Movies watched in 2024

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chronicowboy · 5 months

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i love that andy weir never kills his protagonists. it would be so easy to. at so many points. by all means they Should be dead. mark gets stranded on mars and the planet works against him at every turn. jazz's suit fails on the surface of the moon and she feels herself begin to die. ryland is sent on a suicide mission then gives up his chance at return for his friend. they should all have died. multiple times in some cases. but they don't!!! because weir isn't writing tragedies, he's writing stories of hope and humanity. they survive even when it should be impossible for them to because of connection. simple as that.

#sami rambles #SCREAM #he makes me insane #desperately in love with all his writing and what it says about the world #andy weir #project hail mary #the martian #artemis #mark watney #ryland grace #jazz bashara

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sealbatross · 5 months

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i finished reading Project Hail Mary and oh ROCKY MY BOY

#project hail mary #andy weir #seal art #GO READ IT ITS SO WHOLESOME #and apocalyptic #AND WHOLESOME

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omegas-reincarnation · 6 months

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I will never get over the fact that project hail mary is a story about a guy who goes from having no one - no family, no close friends, no one he has to tell when he gets forced onto an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean for several years, no one to mourn him when he is forced into a suicide mission, and perhaps most significantly, no one he is prepared to die for, to having one person who he is prepared to die for again and again and again.

You had to go lightyears across space to a different solar system and learn a new language you can't even speak unaided to find the platonic love of your life but when you did you burnt and starved and hurt for them without hesitation. Ryland Grace saves the world, but more importantly, he finds something bigger than himself to believe in and it's loving a lil alien crab dude.

Wonderful.

#project hail mary #andy weir #ryland grace

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in-love-with-movies · 13 days

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The Martian (2015)

#The Martian #filmedit #scifiedit #Matt Damon #Sebastian Stan #Jessica Chastain #Kate Mara #Ridley Scott #Andy Weir #my gifs #movie gifs

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shelbyshaper-art · 7 months

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“You’re not alone anymore, Buddy…neither of us are”

#fanart #digital paint #phm #andy weir #project hail mary #rocky #rocky phm #ryland grace

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potatounicoorn · 8 months

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The worst plan I ever made is the fact that I started my scifi reading journey with The Martian and Project hail Mary cause how the fuck could anything ever top those two books.

#I literally cant read any other kind of space scifi than Andy Weirs throwing a man alone in space type #Its so good I just know nothing can ever beat it #I wish I could read them for the first time #The martian #Project hail mary #Andy weir #science fiction

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mostlyghostie · 8 months

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New commission using the background from my bookshop print

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#my art #artists on tumblr #books #booklr #illustration #bookstack #fantasy books #andy weir #rf kuang

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mysteriesbooks · 10 months

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Don’t you just hate it when your laptop breaks because the liquid vaporized outside? (Shirt, sticker and such)

#mine #the martian #andy weir #the martian andy weir #mark watney #books #scifi books #booklr

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littledeadling · 1 year

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Really enjoyed Project Hail Mary. Have some Rocky :•) 💕

#project hail mary #my art #artists on tumblr #doodles #fanart #andy weir #500 #1000

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beartrice-inn-unnir · 10 months

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10. What is your favorite genre book to recommend to someone who doesn’t usually like that genre?

Usually when people ask me for a rec for a genre they don’t usually like, they are asking for sci-fi, and I start by trying to figure out different access points based on what they already like. I’m not much of a hard sci-fi person, tending more to the space opera and political thrillers, so here’s a few “if you like x, maybe try y”:

If you like romance, give Everina Maxwell’s Winter’s Orbit a try. It’s definitely sci-fi in setting and plot, but it also hits nicely in the formulaic patterns of a arranged-marriage, strangers-to-lovers story that will help you through it even if the sci-fi elements are throwing you off. The author has another similar book that increases the sci-fi elements and is enemies-to-lovers as well, so if you like Winter’s Orbit, Ocean’s Echo is a good next step.

If you like non-fiction, The Martian by Andy Weir is a great pick. I have multiple friends who got into reading again as adults via The Martian. It’s well-written, well-grounded, funny, and very sci-fi. If you’ve already read it, then maybe give To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers a try. It can be described with all the same adjectives, plus it’s a short novella, so if you’re hesitant, it’s less intimidating.

If you like mysteries or political thrillers, boy is there a lot of great sci-fi out there for you. The crux of a lot of sci-fi is space or high-tech settings with a plot that asks questions about personhood, and that mixes really well with detectives and spies wandering around trying to solve problems and find truths. Try Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (it’s partway through a series of great books and novellas, but that one’s the most traditional mystery plot) or A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (ambassador solving her predecessor’s mysterious death while trying to do his job)(I’d also recommend this one if you read a lot of classics) EDIT: just realized I mistyped - book 1 by Arkady Martine is A Memory Called Empire.

If YA/ Bildungsromanen/ New Adult figuring the world out through trial and error is often your jam, try Provenance by Ann Leckie (for the kid who really wants to do things right) or The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold (for another kid who wants to do things right, but is also a high-energy chaos gremlin).

If you like fantasy, you probably already have read some sci-fi; it’s all under the speculative fiction umbrella and genres are vague anyway. All the same, I know this is the Locked Tomb Website, but give Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir a shot (it’s got magic and mayhem and an epic locked-room whodunnit mystery). The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord is also good - it has a team of people traveling together and thinking about morals and discovering new abilities, plus some romance.

I’m sure there’s lots of genres I’m forgetting right now, but feel free to send me another ask for any specific one!