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May 23, 2018JCLIanH rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Andy Weir still delivers the fun science stuff that made the Martian such a fun read, but this moon colony-set heist yarn is a mess storytelling-wise. The writing is frequently cringeworthy, specifically the dialogue written for the novel's female protagonist. I know Andy Weir has met women in his life, but there are some lines in here that are painful. The scientific stuff is a ton of fun and clearly what Weir does best (with the exception of the climax where the whole story basically skids to a halt and the action turns into a dull step by step explanation of welding on the moon). These issues aside, I could see the forthcoming movie/TV series ironing out a lot of these issues and having a lot of fun with what is an inherently fun premise.