Le monde de Maxime by Lucile de Pesloüan, Jacques Goldstyn (Illustrator)

I think this was my first full French book of the year. I saw this Quebecoise children’s book twice on Goodreads so I decided to get it from my library. It was a really cute, well illustrated, and good for my reading level. I understand oral French more easily than written so I got to practice.

June 1-8, 2025.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Ray Porter (Narrator)

After Artemis, I was not sure I would pick up another Andy Weir book. His character writing is very lacklustre. Ryland only seems to have the most basic features of a character. There was character development but it was very mediocre due to the amnesia and the lack of depth. The narrator who did such a great job that he made the character better. I listened to this exclusively on audiobook as I had read that the audiobook was great and would help with the plot. The audiobook was very well done and helped me finish the book. The plot was the strongest aspect but there was always too much science talk at times. The second timeline in the past was boring and had rote or cliched characters. At one point, someone slapped Ryland because he was crying as if this was a midcentury film. The ending was stronger though.

1.75-2.0x. June 2-8, 2025.