16
Our club read 'Project Hail Mary' and the debate got so loud my neighbor texted me
We had our monthly meet at the Denver library last Tuesday, and the talk about the book's ending split us right down the middle. Half the group loved the hopeful, open finish, but the other half, led by my friend Carla, argued it was a cop-out and wanted concrete answers. This went on for a full hour, and our voices must have carried because I got a 'you guys okay in there?' text from the apartment next door. Has your club ever gotten that heated over an ending?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
sagesingh2mo ago
Oh man, that's when you know it's a good meeting. My group almost came to blows over whether the movie or book ending of 'The Giver' was better.
7
zara_hunt5d ago
Oh man, I'm with Carla on this one. "Project Hail Mary" had a weak ending that just didn't stick the landing. After all that build up with the ship science and the survival stuff, leaving it all open like that felt lazy. I wanted to know if they actually made it back or what happened next, not some vague "maybe they did, maybe they didn't" situation. Carla's right to push back on that. Good endings give you closure, not more questions.
6