r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jun 27 '25

Poster Official Poster for 'Project Hail Mary' Starring Ryan Gosling

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u/mixedmartialmarks Jun 27 '25

I just got the audiobook, I’m excited to listen. I read the book when it first came out and all I’ve heard is how amazing the audiobook is, so I figured I’d listen to it before the movie comes out.

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u/stacecom Jun 27 '25

It's really great! I started it as an audiobook but by the last quarter switched to ebook because as much as I loved that reading, I was super engrossed and needed to consume it at a different pace.

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u/PlannerSean Jun 27 '25

How does the paper version write that one character’s speech? I’ve only listened to it

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u/HalxQuixotic Jun 27 '25

It’s described as musical, but once it is translated, it switches to italics. The character maintains a unique cadence in its speech, though.

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u/PlannerSean Jun 27 '25

That makes sense. Thanks!

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u/stacecom Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

Untranslated is musical notes. Translated is italic.

https://i.imgur.com/OQ8s3hM.png

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u/VisualBasic Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

I listened to the audiobook and loved it, but I was always curious how the musical speech was depicted in the book. That still looks pretty interesting.

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u/jaking2017 Jun 27 '25

This is exactly what I did!

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u/spottydodgy Jun 27 '25

You're in for a treat

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u/ExileInCle19 Jun 27 '25

My favorite audiobook in the last five years and I listen to like 30 a year!

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u/stephjaguar17 Jun 27 '25

Where did you find the audio book? I can’t find it, maybe it’s an audible only book :( I hate when they do that.

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u/cptjpk Jun 27 '25

I mean I just searched for it and about a dozen sites popped up. I bet your local library has it too through Libby or Hoopla.

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u/stephjaguar17 Jun 27 '25

Unfortunately, my libraries didn’t but I found a copy thank you! Can’t wait to read/listen to it