What an interesting book. The thing that propels you the reader forward is wanting to know HOW things happen. Not WHAT happens. It reminded me a lot of playing Astroneer, since a lot of the facts in both that game and this book are based on actual science. Really fun book to read.
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KnittedMushroom wants to read The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #0)

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along …
KnittedMushroom started reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #1)

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #1)
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the …
KnittedMushroom finished reading Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7.5)

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7.5)
Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile …
KnittedMushroom finished reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)
**50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
Ursula K. Le …
KnittedMushroom rated Handmaid's Tale: 5 stars

Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
It is the world of the near future, and Offred is a Handmaid in the home of the Commander and …
KnittedMushroom rated Briar Club: 5 stars
KnittedMushroom started reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)
**50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
Ursula K. Le …
KnittedMushroom rated The Martian: 5 stars

The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
Now he's sure he'll …
KnittedMushroom finished reading The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
KnittedMushroom started reading The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)

The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
Now he's sure he'll …
KnittedMushroom finished reading Briar Club by Kate Quinn
KnittedMushroom started reading Briar Club by Kate Quinn
KnittedMushroom finished reading Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
It is the world of the near future, and Offred is a Handmaid in the home of the Commander and …
KnittedMushroom wants to read Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The …