Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back! Today we’re finishing our read through of the novels by Andy Weir. We’re talking about his third novel, Project Hail Mary.

This book is all over socials because of the brilliant movie! It’s had a lot of success, and its bringing a lot of new readers to the sci-fi genre. Welcome everyone! Now, I’m basically going to tell you today why it’s still worth reading the book.

This story has some Hard science, a high stakes plot, and some big sci-fi concepts that are still pretty easy to comprehend. Andy Weir’s books are always ‘smart yet simple’, making them a great read. Best of all, it has the greatest pair of friends since Sam and Frodo.

Let’s take a look at this story and see if it’s right for you.

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00:00 Intro Song
00:22 Overview of Project Hail Mary
01:54 The Concept
02:28 Science - Smart yet Simple
04:20 The Alien in the Room
05:54 Characters - Grace and Rocky
08:16 Plotlines
10:47 Themes of Hope
14:36 Movie Differences
16:58 Representation
17:49 Content Warning
18:02 Is the Ending worth it?