Artemis is proof that Andy Weir cannot write a main character who is not a smart ass. It is hard to follow up to such a successful novel as The Martian, so much is expected. While Artemis is very different then Weir's first novel, it does not disappoint.

Jazz has lived most of her life on the moon in a contained city Artemis. She continually balances her sense of honor with her need to make money. She is extremely talented, has an off the charts IQ, and a knack for getting herself in bad situations. Despite it all, you can't help not only relating to her, but rooting for her.

There is no doubt that Weir is an amazing author. He combines actual science with fiction to make believable tales that draws the reader in. He also creates amazing characters and has excellent narration. It is no reason why Artemis won Goodread's best science fiction novel of 2017.

Artemis may even better than his first novel. While the science is still there, it is incorporated better into the plot. There is also less vulgarity. Jazz still has a mouth, but it is not out of control.

Overall this is a really great novel. Even if Science Fiction is not your normal type of read, I would still recommend that you check this book out.

I have been looking forward to reading this book. I love astrophysics, and at one point planned on studying it in college. This book also won the Goodreads best non-fiction book for 2017. Add all this together and I couldn't wait to actually read this book.

Then I started and within the first two chapters I was ready to stop reading.

There is no doubt that deGrasse Tyson is well studied in his field. He also communicated the complexities of astrophysics (as well as other sciences) in a great and easy to understand way. If he would have just stuck to the science then this would have been a five-star review all the way.

Except that he didn't.

He insulted people who think that the universe could be instigated by a God and there is tons of blame for Christianity causing a misinterpretation of how the Earth is placed in the universe. Historically this is very accurate. Except that he did not present it historically, it was presented more as a "who could possibly believe this way."

I could get past that. Religion and science have a complex history. However, why did he have to fat shame people for blaming being overweight on the gravity of Earth? And there was a dig into all residents of Minnesota. I didn't even get the reference, there was no reason that it needed to be included.

At one point he also said that physics is the only truth, and everything else is fiction. Which eliminates every other science as being legitimate.

Although, I doubt he even considers Psychology a science. There were several digs into Psychology specifically. The last one being stating that a psychologist had to have a massive ego for wanting to do a pre and post test (a valid scientific study) on participants who watched an astronomy show at a planetarium. His claim for why the psychologist had a big ego - because he, Neil deGrasse Tyson, does not feel depressed at the vastness at the cosmos. Seems like a pretty egotistical reason to me. Unfortunately, the only way to know what the viewers felt would be to do a psychological study.

Not everyone will feel the way that I do about this book. I completely understand that. The issues that I had with this book will not be concerns for others. Some individuals may even see them as bonus. However, I read the book to read about astrophysics, not his personal perspective on human nature.

I saw a lot of my life in this novel. Tish Choen captured Bean, a young girl with nonverbal learning disorder (NLD), beautifully. NLD is a disorder that has a lot of similarity to Autism, but is not Autism. I will not get into the semantics (although I totally could).

I search out books whose main character's are different, and to see characters with Autism (or in this case NLD) is exciting. Everyone wants to see someone that they can relate to. Except usually I am left feeling very disappointed. There is too much stereotype and not enough characterization. Not in this novel.

I loved the characters. I loved Bean. I loved her frantic father. I loved Rachel who is too uptight for her own good. I even loved Rachel's children.

The writing is amazing. The plot is intricate and detailed - and yes there is a lot going on. The ending was enough to make me cry. I do not cry when I read - usually.

Not everyone is going to relate to this book as strongly as I do. However, even if you do not, it is still a good heartwarming book.

Goodnight Farm Animals is a picture book written by Sharlene Alexander. It is exclusively available for the Kindle. The story talks about the animals, crops, and structures on a farm as they go to bed at night.

The pictures are cute and show up well on a tablet or smartphone. A few of the pictures look slightly squished. There is also a cow that has smoke coming out of its mouth for some reason. Maybe it is the night cold? It kind of looks like it is smoking though, which is awkward in a children's book.

The text is not connected to the pictures. This means that you either have to read with the screen up and down. This makes the pictures smaller, but allows you to see the text and pictures at the same time. Or, you can read with the screen sideways. This makes the pictures easier to see. However, you have to flick the page to see the words.

The writing is cute. It has a solid rhyming pattern that is fairly consistent through the entire story. It does make for some interesting word choices, but nothing to out of sorts. It would be a cute story to read to a younger child. It would also be useful for talking about various items that are on a farm.