Thanks for that. I'll have to read Hail Mary now. I loved the Martian, but thought Artemis was so so. I hadn't put my finger on it but you were right about Jaz.

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My godness, amazing, amusing and informative video! What a mix!

Also do take a look at a book titled Concrete Mathematics co-authored by Donald Knuth along with Ronald Graham and Oren Patashnik. I think it will find a place on your bookshelf.

In your new role as an ASE I would highly recommend the multi-volume book set The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth.

Thanks for the review. I couldn't decide which one to read first. Next on my list Project Hail Mary. PS: Please do give the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov a try. You're gonna love it. *wink*wink* its about Math.

I DNFed Project Hail Mary about 70% in. Here are my [non-spoilery] thoughts if anyone is curious to read : This was my first book by the author, previously I had watched the martian but I forgot most the plot. I really hated the writing, and I read that the author was a programmer, and like you could *tell* he was just based on how he wrote. I enjoyed the science bits in the beginning, but then it got super repetitive like "gotta do [this fancy science thing] which [this fancy science tool] because [some fun science fact]" and it was very in your face, sort how Ready Player One would constantly name-drop video games and facts bloating the story like a "show and tell" for fun facts. Imo a great example of properly threading science [and fiction] with the plot would be the Expanse series. Also didn't like how the MCs inner monologue was written, like you're supposed to *teach* 3rd graders, not speak and think like one yourself; Percy Jackson is another example of that "third grader" writing. In terms of sci-fi novels ill give it 3.5 stars because the science did keep me entertained almost to the end, but the cringy writing was too much for me.

Artemis was so bad, it turned lions off of Weir. His male characters definitely stick more while his female characters are like goog search results for what a female book character is.