u/mopppz

Hi! Im looking for some good and *knees to the chest* sci fi media. It can either be movies or books. I have read both The Martian and Project Hail Mary from Andy Weir and I fell in love with the genre and the way he writes. I haven't yet seen the movies. I plan on watching Interstellar, The Martian and PHM soon. I also heard Gravity is a good one. Any more recommendations for a beginner sci fi fan? (key word: beginners)

I heard that Andy Weir's Artemis is kind of a hit or miss, idk if i should buy it (it's kind of expensive in my country)

PS: I prefer books written from a subjective pov, and im also not very knowledgeable about the technical, sciency stuff so maybe recommend something that's lighter on that, although i do enjoy when something is credible or at least based on real physics/science. Similar to how PHM was (i absolutely loved it, it's my favorite book of all time). Moreover, I ADORE books of hope, where even the most disastrous events have a grain of lingering hope within the protagonist and the reader.

PS2: I don't really care how long a book is as long as it manages to keep me interested (but maybe keep it on the <500pages mark)

PS3: Some of you mentioned humour, Im very keen on a book being funny, its one of the things that keep me hooked besides the plot or the writing style

My unpopular opinion is that a book looks well loved and actually read when the pages are dog-eared, and when the spine is cracked. Of course, this is not a message to completely wreck your books, but i believe that all those hacks on the internet on how to read as to keep the book intact really miss the point of reading and enjoying a book all together. People go absolutely ballistic when they see me not care about breaking my book spines and i genuinely don't understand why. Also reading a thick paperback book and having the skills of uncomfortably holding it as to not break that spine is a performance on its own and I don't partake in it.