r/ProjectHailMary

so i've watched the movie and i like it so i dont wanna repeat the same story and i wanna read more books like it so are there any parts to continue or books like this book project hail mary.

Let’s hear it. As poorly as you possibly can. Describe the plot of PHM in 3 or less sentences.

Mine:
A man with amnesia is launched into space where his roommate is a talking rock spider that lives in a giant hamster ball and they are the only ones who can save their species.

this video (credit to @LadonbKokosa) showcases grace telling his students the story of the ugly duckling. and of course the hilarity of how Eridian children would slightly struggle to understand it, whilst still being interested by it. all in that blunt way that children of any species tend to be lol.

I especially like how they all want to watch the duckling sleep,
and that they misunderstand the swan's neck as a "tentacle" lol.

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But it slowly got me wondering:

1. what would be some OTHER human fairy tales grace could try telling them?
2. and what could some of the funny results be from the culture clash of the Eridian children?

Personally if i was a storyteller to eridians,
some choices for human stories i'd pick would be:

• Goldilocks and the three bears (basically a story about a girl breaking and entering)
• Little red riding hood (basically a story about stranger danger in the woods)
• The little mermaid ( i wonder what eridians would think of losing one's voice?)
• Rumpelstiltskin (For this one i'd keep the name/title as a surprise, to see if it can trigger a guessing game lol)
• The emperor's new clothes (this one would work especially for the novel version)
• The gingerbread man (i wonder how the idea of food that's alive would make them feel?)

just to name a few.

WHAT DO YOU LOT THINK?
you got any ideas for what stories would be interesting for an Eridian reaction?

put you ideas/suggestions down in the comments below, let's have some discussion.

Basically the title. If all the stars are getting dimmer then the astrophage must be reproducing. But surely not all solar systems have a planet suitable for reproduction?

he needed to join the expedition and he started freaking out, I was the only person in the theater laughing during his freak out.. Ryan Gosling brought this weird physical comedy to the whole thing that I couldnt hold it together, I was laughing out loud until my friend punched me in the thigh to make me shut up.

Anyone else, or was it just me?

So im watching the movie for like the 6th time (also read the book earlier this year) and i thought 'wouldnt it be saver to make the fishing device a littler longer, like 6 or 7 km's in stead of 5'? Im sure this is explained, but rn i cant grasp it.

I got to see my AP Lit test score early on my college's portal and was blown away that I GOT A 5!?!?!? And I owe it all to Project Hail Mary

My prompt was all about how a character's lack of self-awareness contributed to the work, so I got to insightfully write fangirl all about how Grace's amnesia allowed him to believe in himself/be brave, as his true low self-esteem would otherwise hold him back. Then I tried to get complex with it and did this whole comparison of bravery vs cowardice with perceived sense of self vs how others perceive and how Grace and Rocky affected each other it was a whole thing lol

I really wish I could read that essay again and like, actually have a copy of it because that was probably one of the only decent things I've ever written haha

But anyway, THANK YOU ANDY WEIR FOR WRITTING PROJECT HAIL MARY AND MAKING IT SO AMAZING!!!! Because now I get to bypass not one, but two courses in college that I realllyyyyy did not want to take

To me an extended cut of Project Hail Mary is a no-brainer and I would truly be surprised if even a year or so down the line there isn’t talks about it releasing considering the popularity of the movie, but do you think we will ever get one? And if so, when?