akira2bee t1_ivwmal7 wrote on November 11, 2022 at 3:38 AM

Reply to comment by QubitBob in I just finished "Artemis" and I loved it. And here is why! by hgaterms

Me too! I mean, I read it last year, but I completely enjoyed everything except his female character writing, but to be honest, I've definitely read worse and never did it feel like he was purposefully trying to be bad at writing women or anything, it was really just a subtle weakness that I was honestly really refreshed to see in a book. Often I like to look at an authors work and see how they improve, and this book I could tell was him trying to improve that skill. I honestly applauded him for that.

Not many writers try to go out of their comfort zone to improve themselves

hgaterms OP t1_ivxmawn wrote on November 11, 2022 at 11:03 AM

I def rolled my eyes with Jazz's attitude and "Marvel Universe" quips that came at a rapid fire pace from all the characters even during the most serious scenes.

I feel like Andy Weir really took the valid criticisms to heart (too much swearing from The Martian, too many sarcastic quips from every character in Artemis, lack of a female voice) and refined all that for Project Hail Mary. A good author grows as he writes, and I feel like he's done that.