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I'll Read What She's Reading

PROJECT HAIL MARY | Book Vs Movie

I'll Read What She's Reading

I'll Read What She's Reading

Arts, Books

4.4541 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The hosts’ most anticipated book-to-film adaptation has finally arrived and it’s taking over the box office. In this episode, they dive into Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, breaking down everything from the unforgettable bond between Grace and Rocky to their favorite moments from both the page and the screen. They compare what worked, what changed, and what they wish had made the final cut. Tune in for an in-depth discussion, honest reviews, and plenty of excitement over the film’s stunning v...

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody, welcome back to All Read What She's Reading. I'm Reggie. I'm Michaela. And I'm

0:13.5

Kennedy. And we're discussing our most anticipated movie release and one of our favorite books

0:19.8

ever, Project Tell Mary by Andy Weir. So if you

0:23.3

have not read the book, I haven't seen the movie Skidaddle because we're going to be talking

0:27.9

all things. Rylund Grace. And I'm very excited. And Rocky. And Rocky. Can't forget about that

0:36.0

guy. Can't forget about him, the star of the show.

0:38.6

We are going to kind of, if you listen to our people we meet on vacation episode, this will be pretty similar.

0:45.2

But we're going to be talking about what we rated the book, what we rated the movie, and then just kind of the differences between the book and the movie.

0:52.6

And we also got some feedback from you guys as listeners to kind of compare and see what everyone's overall thoughts were. So to kind of

1:00.9

kick it off, what did you guys rate the book? I rated it at four stars. I said in my review,

1:05.9

the only reason I didn't rate at five stars is because the science elements were really hard

1:10.5

for me to follow at times.

1:12.0

My husband, who has not read the book, he, like, deep dived into Project Hill Mary. He was listening

1:16.8

to all these podcast episodes with Ryan Gosling and Andy Ware. And Kyle was like, did you know he was a, what was he?

1:23.7

He's an engineer. Yeah, a spaceship or like, a rocket scientist. So the man is smart. He's so smarty guy. And sometimes with his books, they're just, he goes so into so much detail with the science that it feels like you're reading a textbook. So I do remember loving the book, but the science was a little too much for me.

1:46.0

Yeah.

1:47.0

I said I read it at 3.5.

1:50.4

I also read it almost two years ago.

1:53.4

Yeah.

1:53.8

Same.

1:54.2

And I feel like my reading taste has changed a lot more.

1:58.0

So I feel like I would appreciate it maybe a little bit more,

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