Artemis

About the book

Book author: Andy Weir

Artemis is the book Andy Weir wrote after The Martian but before Project Hail Mary. The book takes place on an early settlement on the Moon called Artemis. We follow Jazz, a young female smuggler, through her life and later a job gone wrong.

Reflection and takeaways

It is a good sci-fi book, but doesn’t compare at all to Project Hail Mary.

Through Artemis we learn what an early settlement on the moon could look like. Weir likes to stay quite true to “realistic” sci-fi, and so, none of the story elements is really out of the ordinary and unrealistic. In this novel we also get to learn about some real-life politics and transhumanist values. People are plotting, money is laundered, and the settlement of Artemis is really quite dystopian, anarchistic and unregulated. We learn that the telecom industry is really valuable and will be even more so in the future.

Even though Jazz is a smuggler, she is one with pride and morals, no matter the environment and how life hits her on the chin. I liked Jazz as a character because she reminded me of someone, but I don’t know if everyone will. I always enjoy the company of really witty people with sarcastic and dark humor, but I have a hard time with people who are good at sabotaging their lives with poor choices. Her level of carelessness is really unique and it is especially embarassing here because she is said to be very gifted.

Why did I pick it

I was a big fan of Project Hail Mary, so thought why not get this one.

Verdict

3.⁵⁄₅.