Artemis

Hardcover, 305 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2017 by Crown.

ISBN:
9780553448122
Goodreads:
34928122

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4 stars (1 review)

JASMINE BASHARA never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich.

Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity's first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she's owed for a long time.

So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can't say no. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions--not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can't handle, and she figures she's got the "swagger" part down.

The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz's problems. Because her …

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Review of 'Artemis' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book was enjoyable and I'll probably re-read it at some point. The obvious comparisons to make are with [b:The Martian|18007564|The Martian|Andy Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413706054s/18007564.jpg|21825181] and with [b:The Moon is a Harsh Mistress|16690|The Moon is a Harsh Mistress|Robert A. Heinlein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348768309s/16690.jpg|1048525]. If you like Mark Watney in The Martian, you'll probably like Jasmine in this book, despite some problematic moments. If you like MIAHM for shady stuff happening on the moon, you'll probably like this book. Replace 'penal colony' with 'company owned resource extraction station' though.

I don't mind characters making poor choices. I do have a slight problem with characters making poor choices, being aware that they're making poor choices, and constantly harping on the fact that they're currently in the process of making poor choices, especially when it is not quite clear if the narration POV is a current stream of consciousness or if it is Jazz telling the story after …

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction