📚心得【Artemis 月球城市】 by Andy Weir, 2017

#月球 #硬科幻 #反社會 #女性主角

在看這部之前，我天真的以為硬科幻的作品設定上就是贏了軟科幻，合理性的重要性一定比戲劇性高許多，這部看完卻只覺得自己要睡著了…沒錯，一切都符合現實物理，但所有解決問題的方式全是這樣靠直面問題解決容易有戲劇性不足的問題。

能夠理解繼《The Martian》後，Andy Weir想寫個不再是只著重在一個角色上的故事，但這也太糟了…一般來說Andy的風格都是「不由自主的遇上意外→提出解決方案→事情不順利→天才般地想出補救方式」，而《Artemis》則是「叛逆主角沒事找事做→自己捅出婁子了→提出很蠢的解決方案→啊啊啊完蛋了→自己擦自己屁股」，我到底看了三小 = =

不過，《Artemis》還是有他優秀的地方：這是Andy Weir作品中描述過的最大、最詳細、最符合科學的「大都會」，不像《The Martian》故事多在基地內、《Project Hail Mary》多在一艘船上，這次的地圖頗大，包含五個泡泡球形都市、發電廠、重工廠、月球戶外，並著重描述月球上人們的生活、文化、金融等各方面狀況。

科學的部分，如《The Martian》般無懈可擊，沒任何黑科技成分，但故事劇情也無趣許多，只有「因為在月球上所以一切事情都變得沒那麼簡單」。

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IMO總分：60分，看到快睡著、只有科學描述沒啥劇情的普作

科學軟硬：★★★★★ 是否符合現實物理現象*5

核心思想：★★★☆☆ 核心討論議題是否有趣*4

劇情細節：★★☆☆☆ 綜觀整體劇情的質與量*3

角色刻畫：★★★☆☆ 角色群的必要性與深度*3

結局滿意：★★☆☆☆ 結局滿意度與有無回餘韻*3

易讀程度：★★★☆☆ 閱讀時章節是否難消化*2

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#Moon #Hard_Scifi #Antisocial #Female_Protagonist

Before reading this, I naively thought that hard sci-fi would surely win over soft sci-fi because of its scientific plausibility. But all I felt was sleepy while reading this one 😓 Sure, everything is grounded in real physics, but every solution to the problems feels too straightforward and lacks dramatic tension.

I can understand why Andy Weir wanted to write a story that isn't just about one character after 《The Martian》, but this is presented way worse. Typically, his style is "accidentally encountering a problem → proposing a solution → things don't go smoothly → ingeniously finding a fix," while in 《Artemis》, it's more like "rebellious protagonist stirs up trouble → gets into a mess → proposes a dumb solution → panics → cleans up their own mess." It feels like the characters are busy fixing issues they've created for the sake of story progression.

That said, 《Artemis》 still has its strengths: it's the largest, most detailed, and scientifically accurate "metropolis" in Andy Weir's works. Unlike 《The Martian》, which mainly takes place within a base, or 《Project Hail Mary》, which is mostly aboard a ship, this one features a vast map with five domed cities, power plants, heavy industry factories, outdoor areas on the moon, and places emphasis on describing the lives, culture, economy, etc., of people on the moon.

Scientifically speaking, it's flawless like 《The Martian》— absolutely no black tech or sorcery involved. But the story itself is far less interesting, only relying on "because it's set on the moon, everything is more complicated."

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IMO Rating: 60. A plain work with just scientific descriptions and no interesting plot.

Core Theme: ★★★★★ (*5)

Plot Quality: ★★★☆☆ (*4)

Character Development: ★★☆☆☆ (*3)

Science Validity: ★★★☆☆ (*3)

Ending Satisfaction: ★★☆☆☆ (*3)

Readability: ★★★☆☆ (*2)