Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir- Book Review

 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Book Review

Project Hail Mary is the latest book by Andy Weir (author ofThe Martian), and honestly it's the best sci-fi book I've ever read in my life till now. Like The Martian , it's about a scientist stranded alone in space without his teammates, and there's a whole lot of math and science involved in solving the problem. However, the man has complete amnesia- he doesn't know his name, he doesn't know he's on a spaceship, and he does n't know he's light-years away from any other human being. However, he's on a suicide mission, and he's the only person that can save the Earth and all the humans in it from utter destruction.

In this excellent combination of The Martian and Interstellar containing weird red lines, weird metals, and a five-digit clock, Andy Weir manages to deliver an excellent, spectacular story interwoven with survival, adventure, and a LOT of nerdy science.

**This book review contains spoilers for this book. If you still want to read the review, go ahead. However, I strongly recommend you to read this book before reading my review.**

 

Feed by M. T. Anderson- Book Review

 Feed by MT Anderson - Book Review

Feed by MT Anderson, published in 2002, is a sci-fi/dystopian novel that eerily predicted the rise of the algorithmic advertisement system. It is set in a world where n early everyone has computer chips implanted in their brain that link the Internet (they call it the 'feed') directly to their brain and create a permanent augmented reality around them. It seems like a massive utopia- after all, you can do almost anything with a single thought, no need to type. However, that's not all there is to this new world...

**This book review contains spoilers for this book. If you still want to read the review, go ahead. However, I strongly recommend you to read this book before reading my review.**

 

Reality Check- A short story

Reality Check

A story by DJ

This story is based off of the novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, which I have reviewed previously.

The link to my review of A Monster Calls is here:

https://djsstories17.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-monster-calls-by-patrick-ness-book.html

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin- Book Review

The Westing Game is a short and quick puzzle mystery novel by Ellen Raskin. The back-cover summary goes thus:  

"A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead…but that won't stop him from playing one last game! "

This Newbery Medal-winning book is written from a third-person omniscient narrator who immediately introduces that Barney Northrup isn't a real person. The story has a large cast of sixteen main characters who are just about all the characters in the story (there are very few side characters).

**This book review contains spoilers for this book. If you still want to read the review, go ahead. However, I strongly recommend you to read this book before reading my review.**

Spending A Day With the Kids In JK

 Spending A Day With the Kids In JK

By Daniel Jin