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by: Lynn McGuire - Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:50 UTC

"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/

A standalone science fiction book, no prequel or sequel known. I read
the well printed and well bound trade paperback published by Ballantine
Books in 2022. I will continue to read all books by Andy Weir, this is
my third book of his.

This is a story of love, desperation, betrayal, incredibly long
loneliness, and great achievement. This is the story of Rocky and
Grace, two people who never should have met.

This is not a hard science story as there is an amoeba like creature
that can absorb light and turn it into mass and vice versa (E = mc^2).
And there are space aliens. Everything else is definitely hard science.
Science rules !

I loved the spaceship "Hail Mary". It just makes sense for the
multiyear journey to Tau Ceti. And it is a transformer to provide a
centrifuge for gravity when the engines were not firing, just cool.

MGM has bought the movie rights to the book for $3 million and Ryan
Gosling has signed on as the main character.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-millers-project-hail-mary-enlisting-martian-scribe-drew-goddard-1299338/

The author has a website at:
https://andyweirauthor.com/

My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (87,753 reviews)

Lynn

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by: Charles Packer - Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:23 UTC

On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:50:06 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:

> "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
> https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/
>

Given the title and a character named Grace, how much Catholic theology
is in it?

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by: Moriarty - Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:27 UTC

On Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 6:23:27 PM UTC+11, Charles Packer wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:50:06 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>
> > "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
> > https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/
> >
> Given the title and a character named Grace, how much Catholic theology
> is in it?

None at all.

-Moriarty

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by: Lynn McGuire - Wed, 2 Nov 2022 20:56 UTC

On 10/26/2022 2:50 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
> https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/
>
> A standalone science fiction book, no prequel or sequel known. I read
> the well printed and well bound trade paperback published by Ballantine
> Books in 2022. I will continue to read all books by Andy Weir, this is
> my third book of his.
>
> This is a story of love, desperation, betrayal, incredibly long
> loneliness, and great achievement. This is the story of Rocky and
> Grace, two people who never should have met.
>
> This is not a hard science story as there is an amoeba like creature
> that can absorb light and turn it into mass and vice versa (E = mc^2).
> And there are space aliens. Everything else is definitely hard science.
> Science rules !
>
> I loved the spaceship "Hail Mary". It just makes sense for the
> multiyear journey to Tau Ceti. And it is a transformer to provide a
> centrifuge for gravity when the engines were not firing, just cool.
>
> MGM has bought the movie rights to the book for $3 million and Ryan
> Gosling has signed on as the main character.
>
> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-millers-project-hail-mary-enlisting-martian-scribe-drew-goddard-1299338/
>
> The author has a website at:
> https://andyweirauthor.com/
>
> My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
> Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (87,753 reviews)
>
> Lynn

I forgot to mention that this book is dedicated to John, Paul, George,
and Ringo. I found that cool.

Lynn

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by: Lynn McGuire - Thu, 3 Nov 2022 05:19 UTC

The font page in the back says:

"This book was set to Albertina, a typeface created by Dutch
calligrapher and designer Chris Brand (1921-98). Brand's original
drawings, based on calligraphic principles, were modified considerably
to conform to the technological limitations of typesetting in the early
1960s. The development of digital technology later allowed Frank E.
Blokland (b. 1959) of the Dutch Type Library to restore the typeface to
its creator's original intentions."

Lynn

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by: Robert Carnegie - Thu, 3 Nov 2022 22:24 UTC

On Thursday, 3 November 2022 at 05:19:13 UTC, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 10/26/2022 2:50 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> > "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
> > https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/
> >
> > A standalone science fiction book, no prequel or sequel known. I read
> > the well printed and well bound trade paperback published by Ballantine
> > Books in 2022. I will continue to read all books by Andy Weir, this is
> > my third book of his.
> >
> > This is a story of love, desperation, betrayal, incredibly long
> > loneliness, and great achievement. This is the story of Rocky and
> > Grace, two people who never should have met.
> >
> > This is not a hard science story as there is an amoeba like creature
> > that can absorb light and turn it into mass and vice versa (E = mc^2).
> > And there are space aliens. Everything else is definitely hard science.
> > Science rules !
> >
> > I loved the spaceship "Hail Mary". It just makes sense for the
> > multiyear journey to Tau Ceti. And it is a transformer to provide a
> > centrifuge for gravity when the engines were not firing, just cool.
> >
> > MGM has bought the movie rights to the book for $3 million and Ryan
> > Gosling has signed on as the main character.
> >
> > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lord-millers-project-hail-mary-enlisting-martian-scribe-drew-goddard-1299338/
> >
> > The author has a website at:
> > https://andyweirauthor.com/
> >
> > My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
> > Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (87,753 reviews)
> >
> > Lynn
> The font page in the back says:
>
> "This book was set to Albertina, a typeface created by Dutch
> calligrapher and designer Chris Brand (1921-98). Brand's original
> drawings, based on calligraphic principles, were modified considerably
> to conform to the technological limitations of typesetting in the early
> 1960s. The development of digital technology later allowed Frank E.
> Blokland (b. 1959) of the Dutch Type Library to restore the typeface to
> its creator's original intentions."

Font page news :-) And, um, yes.

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by: Default User - Sun, 6 Nov 2022 07:03 UTC

Charles Packer wrote:

>On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:50:06 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>
>> "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
>>
>>https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/
>
>Given the title and a character named Grace, how much Catholic
>theology is in it?

The "Hail Mary" referenced is of the Doug Flutie sort.

Brian

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by: pete...@gmail.com - Sun, 6 Nov 2022 20:07 UTC

On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 2:03:58 AM UTC-5, Default User wrote:
> Charles Packer wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:50:06 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> >
> >> "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
> >>
> >>https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229/
> >
> >Given the title and a character named Grace, how much Catholic
> >theology is in it?
> The "Hail Mary" referenced is of the Doug Flutie sort.

The term originated at Notre Dame, a Catholic university with a strong
American football tradition.

In Framingham Ma, there's a road connecting two shopping malls called
'Flutie Pass'.

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by: Default User - Thu, 17 Nov 2022 01:58 UTC

pete...@gmail.com wrote:

>On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 2:03:58 AM UTC-5, Default User wrote:

>> The "Hail Mary" referenced is of the Doug Flutie sort.
>
>The term originated at Notre Dame, a Catholic university with a strong
>American football tradition.
>
>In Framingham Ma, there's a road connecting two shopping malls called
>'Flutie Pass'.

I didn't intend to suggest that the Flutie play was the origin of the
saying, I was listing a well-known example to differentiate from
Catholic rituals.

Brian

I B M U B M We all B M For I B M!!!! -- H.A.R.L.I.E.

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Subject	Author
"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Lynn McGuire
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Charles Packer
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Moriarty
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Default User
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	pete...@gmail.com
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Default User
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Lynn McGuire
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Lynn McGuire
Re: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir	Robert Carnegie