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Both Groups Give Project Hail Mary a Thumbs Down

This ironic comparison meme splits readers of the popular sci-fi novel *Project Hail Mary* into two camps: people who did not enjoy the book, and people who did like it. It shows a thumbs-down emoji next to both groups, creating a joke that even fans of the book agree it has significant flaws, leading to a shared negative assessment of at least part of the book regardless of overall opinion.
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People who didn't like Project Hail Mary / People who liked Project Hail Mary

Overview

This ironic comparison meme splits readers of the popular sci-fi novel Project Hail Mary into two camps: people who did not enjoy the book, and people who did like it. It shows a thumbs-down emoji next to both groups, creating a joke that even fans of the book agree it has significant flaws, leading to a shared negative assessment of at least part of the book regardless of overall opinion.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit as noted in the provided source metadata, and it is a fan-made joke about Andy Weir's novel Project Hail Mary that circulates in online book and sci-fi discussion communities.

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