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Spaceman of Bohemia
by Jaroslav Kalfar
· published 2017 · read 2024-01-16
★★☆☆☆
Props for accurate post-soviet vibes, and special props for a space mission with obnoxious af mission sponsors. But. The protagonist is such a whiny idiot asshole. Jesus Christ in a space tin can. This reminded me of nothing so much as The Magicians, yikes. And yeah, he's a whiny asshole on purpose, but that's not exactly helpful when he's basically Mark Watney-ing the story. (Coupled with the
spider alien
, I'd say that maybe the author is just an Andy Weir fan, but this book is older than Project Hail Mary). Anyway. Good window dressing, strong vibes, but never answered the question of why I should care about any of it. I guess the absurdity of
secret space Russians
should answer this question, but instead, I just lost any and all suspension of disbelief when the author looked to just … not understand distances in space or something. Idk. Nah.