Also the ending was very much a movie ending. Some descriptions could have been better as I was lost to what was happening at times. The other issue I had was the story felt very much made for the movies. It was bearable, but could have been better. Although I was happy to see a diverse main character, I cringed at times when Jazz spoke as it felt very much written by a man. It was just a fun story about a regular-ish person. I was pleasantly surprised by Artemis as it was a different take on sci-fi, there was no scientist lead or super-high stakes. When I picked up Artemis I was expecting something like the last Andy Weir book I read, Project Hail Mary, a story of a scientist on a mission to save the world. The main character and narrator Jazz is a woman with a Saudi background. What I loved about Artemis was the difference in the character choice compared to other science fiction. The story follows Jasmine “Jazz” Bashara’s life on the moon as a poor laborer trying to go from rags to riches. In the year 2080, a capitalist agenda has pushed society to create a settlement on the moon for tourism. Artemis is a sci-fi action novel set on the moon.
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