The Martian is one of my favorite books so I was excited to see another book by Weir. He is a really good story teller, but this was a huge disappointment for me. The story itself is intelligent but you have to muddle through an overabundance of political correctness and what reads more like a YA genre. Nothing like The Martian. What were you thinking, Mr. Weir? Too much time in Hollywood? The protagonist is a Saudi Arabian who has been on the moon since she was 6. She is a criminal and smuggles for a living. Her father is a devout Muslim who is working on some kind of anti-gravity prayer rug. Really??? The Administrator of Artemis is an African woman from Kenya who was such a brilliant economist that they put her in charge of the city on the moon. Our unlikable protagonist is angry that the only decent boyfriend she had turned out to be gay and slept with her best (male) friend. How much political correctness can you cram in one book? If you can overlook all this over the top PC or if that sort of thing doesn't bother you, the plot really does become exciting. If you're looking for something as good as The Martian, you will be sorely disappointed.
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