Artemis by Andy Weir
Artemis by Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, follows in similar footsteps as its
predecessor with a change of plot. It tells the story of a young adult girl living in a city on the
Moon, and her mission to sabotage the largest aluminum supplier to the city in order to
benefit someone she knows and how her entire plan goes haywire.
As the novel takes place on the Moon, an important part of the novel is proper portrayal of
the setting, from little details concerning how the people experience things that they
wouldn’t normally find on earth to major technical details such as how the city functions
and the people inside of it are able to survive, as well as their restrictions. Artemis executes
this quite well, and it is clear that a fair amount of research was put into understanding what
life would actually be like on a different planetary body.
The plot was great, and although some parts of it were quite predictable, the general idea
was unique and the predictable parts were still written well enough to enjoy what was taking
place in the novel. Some things were slightly confusing and also unnecessary, which made
certain parts of it somewhat puzzling, as there were little details missing, which led to
broken connections and having to even go back to re-read certain portions.
My major issue was the general lack of imagery. In most novels, I have an idea of the
situation and I can create a mental picture of the scenery as well as a plot map, however in
Artemis most of the imagery was solely focused on minute details and not much time spent
on the big picture, leaving me less imagining the scene playing out and more just seeing
words float in front of my head spelling out the story.
In general, though, it was a pretty good read, something I would recommend to pick up for
some light reading here and there.
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