Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

Reading this book felt unexpectedly comforting.The science fiction I've read often assumes that meeting another intelligent species will eventually lead to war. I'm used to stories about invasion, conquest, dominance, conflict, competition over resources, and the idea that difference inevitably turns into hostility. I loved that this book imagined solving a common problem together. Is that realistic? Maybe not?We humans, are too messy and prone to violence and aggres…