Project Hail Mary

 I love to read, always have. My mom used to talk about the fact that if anyone was looking for me and couldn't find me, I was probably hiding out somewhere with my nose a book. Reading also reminds me of my dad. I still have very vivid memories of crawling in his lap while he was reading one of his Louis L'Amour books. Often after snuggling in his lap, I would read bits and pieces of his yellowing paperback and drift off to sleep. I'd barely gain any consciousness as he would carry me to bed. 

Today, reading seems like a luxury, however spreading one book out over a month is really only exchanging time from other perhaps less productive things like mindless TV or doom scrolling on social media.

This month, I have already finished the first book, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I saw the trailer for the movie coming out in March before watching Fantastic Four with a friend. She mentioned that she read the book and liked it and since I like the trailer, figured I would read the book.

In short, I loved it and highly recommend it.

A few things stood out to me about the book and without giving anything away, individuals and countries had to come together to save the earth....I have been thinking about the fact that in today's cultural and political climate, would we be able to do the same? 

The friendship that develops between Ryland and the alien is also something that I really appreciated...and today, we are living in a culture that vilifies differences rather than being curious and welcoming to those who don't look or think like us in many cases.

I look forward to seeing how the movie handles the book in March!

Next book, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.