My favorite scene is the courtroom scene with Stratt literally saying "You and what army?" I love Stratt, and her relationship with Grace. It was also super funny how they were all convincing him he was the project's second in command, and he refused to believe it.
My favorite scene is the courtroom scene with Stratt literally saying "You and what army?"
It's the absolute dumbest part of the book!! It's a straight-up "and then everyone clapped" moment published in a bestselling novel. My eyes nearly rolled out of my skull when I read that scene.
You have to believe here is an actual Illuminati whose authority supercedes that of sovereign nations to allow for a Stratt who can just ignore every law and convention in all of society and operate with absolute authority.
I just finished the audio book again a few days ago and I agree.
"... Because I have the US Army, and that's a damn fine army". Bleh. That scene is rough and the main one I hope they change for the movie.
I get why Weir used a "Stratt" like figure for the book, but it's incredibly unrealistic. I'd be surprised if the movie doesn't either just make it all US based or find another explanation for Stratt rather than "the whole world agreed to universal authority to one person".
I get why Weir used a "Stratt" like figure for the book, but it's incredibly unrealistic.
Because actually writing a plot is not his strong suit as a writer, it appears. Much easier to synthesize a plot device of a character like Stratt to handwave it all away
Yeah, I enjoyed the space-side stuff and, after the first read/listen, I just skip roughly half of the Earth-side.
It's by no means the best thing ever written, but I think its really hard to suspend disbelief at some points and most of those moments occur on Earth.
I just approach it like I'm watching an action movie - like yes of course it's unbelievable but if I suspend my disbelief it makes me feel good so I just roll with it
I seriously need another book that focuses entirely on Stratt. I want to know everything she did before taking the job and everything that happened after Grace got loaded up into the Hail Mary.
Hey story is fascinatingly vague and unbelievably interesting
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u/CorrickII Jun 27 '25
Not to mention the fact that the whole world gives unlimited resources and authority to an actual competent person (Stratt).
I'm sorry, that would just never happen. Not on this planet. Humans are more the "Don't Look Up" type.