Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

At the risk of dumbing down something exceedingly smart, if you liked the film “The Martian,” based on Andy Weir’s 2011 debut novel, you’re going to love his latest sci-fi odyssey, “Project Hail Mary.” The basic building blocks of Weir’s narrative universe have returned: You’ve got a highly competent Caucasian male astronaut hurtling through space, alone, in great peril, and cracking dad jokes. You’ve got a first-person narrator who marries Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson, converting incomprehensible scientific principles into thrilling biochemistry experiments and cool-ass spaceship maneuvers. And, most impressively, you’ve got a propulsive, can’t-look-away, twist-filled plot with nothing less than the survival of the world (or...spoiler alert...multiple worlds) at stake. It’s science fiction that actual physicists can warm to and that non-scientists can put their faith in. #Sci-Fi Fans