I struggled at several points to even care about what was going on and the ultimate reveal of the pseudo-mystery was underwhelming. There are more moving pieces than The Martian, with a few interconnected plots, but the substance behind them all felt strangely absent. Artemis, on the other hand, with a plot about smuggling and corporate sabotage on a Moon Base, just left me cold. That being said, The Martian’s plot was basically the word ‘survive’ in big bold letters, but at least it offered a compelling narrative that I could care about despite its simplicity. The plot of Artemis isn’t its strong suit. Despite the fact that it’s pretty much identical in all these respects, Artemis just… doesn’t work. It features a similarly wise-cracking protagonist in a dire situation – this time on the Moon, rather than Mars – with a lot of good science to back it up. The action was gripping, the jokes were cute, the plot was interesting, and the science was accurate.Īrtemis is nearly the same book. The book had me at the edge of my seat from cover to cover.
The character of Mark Watney was a relatable everyman, despite being a freakin’ astronaut, and his humorously humble narration was key to us not only sympathizing with him, but also explaining the problems he encountered and solutions he had to come up with to survive. The Martian was a fantastic piece of hard science fiction with an incredibly unique voice and unparalleled scientific detail – for a modern novel, anyway. As you may know, Artemis is the spiritual follow-up to Andy Weir’s debut science fiction novel The Martian, so it is exceedingly difficult to mention Artemis without also bringing up that book.
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