BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoWhat other great opening lines do you know?.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square247linkfedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down19
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minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 days agoI just reread that and Project Hail Mary, because I finally read Artemis and needed more Andy Weir. That man tickles exactly the right part of my brain. Now I’m onto the Bobiverse series and loving it.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoTried The Murderbot Diaries? Can’t put my finger on it, but the series pairs nicely with the Bobiverse.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI haven’t yet, but it’s been suggested to me ever since I read the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, so it’s on my list.
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoI did that on a slightly different order, yes. But those are other books I’d recommend after reading the Martian. It’s a bit different, but do you know the short story “The Egg” of Andy Weir?
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoNo! I saw it listed somewhere but I didn’t read it. Is it good?
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoVery short and available online, so… Take 5 mins and see for yourself: https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html Kurzgesagt also made a short animation “movie” for it: https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI
I just reread that and Project Hail Mary, because I finally read Artemis and needed more Andy Weir. That man tickles exactly the right part of my brain.
Now I’m onto the Bobiverse series and loving it.
Tried The Murderbot Diaries? Can’t put my finger on it, but the series pairs nicely with the Bobiverse.
I haven’t yet, but it’s been suggested to me ever since I read the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, so it’s on my list.
I did that on a slightly different order, yes. But those are other books I’d recommend after reading the Martian.
It’s a bit different, but do you know the short story “The Egg” of Andy Weir?
No! I saw it listed somewhere but I didn’t read it. Is it good?
Very short and available online, so… Take 5 mins and see for yourself:
https://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html
Kurzgesagt also made a short animation “movie” for it: https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI
That’s beautiful.