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Literally Geeky July Pick!
By Ez , The God of Catan · 10 posts · 18 views
By Ez , The God of Catan · 10 posts · 18 views
last updated May 28, 2014 11:19PM
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That was amazing. I'd heard it was mathy and was expecting it to be a bit drier, more boring. Not the case at all. There's great tension and all the problems Mark faces seem realistic and probable. Loved the humour too.
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A hugely enjoyable book, nerdy to the extreme, and one that will leave you with an undying appreciation of both the precariousness of space travel, and the awesomeness of potatoes!
The only thing that put me off slightly was the first-person voice: not that of Mark Watney's character (who seems like a great guy to go into space with), but the manner by which it is supposed to be recorded. It's made clear early on that the majority of the first person logs are being typed by Watney (vocal recordi ...more
The only thing that put me off slightly was the first-person voice: not that of Mark Watney's character (who seems like a great guy to go into space with), but the manner by which it is supposed to be recorded. It's made clear early on that the majority of the first person logs are being typed by Watney (vocal recordi ...more
I expected some tedium-filled introspective "the nature of man" piece of philosophy. What I got was a great combination of adventure and survival story told against the backdrop of actual science, NASA-inspired astronauttery (if that isn't a word, it should be), and just a touch of science fiction.
It's a story of an astronaut on the third manned expedition to Mars. There's an accident, and he gets left for dead. Except he's still alive. The lengths he goes to to survive and how he manages to kee ...more
It's a story of an astronaut on the third manned expedition to Mars. There's an accident, and he gets left for dead. Except he's still alive. The lengths he goes to to survive and how he manages to kee ...more
A compelling hard science fiction novel that will resonate with everyone who thinks astronauts are cool. I loved it.
Massively enjoyable. Can't recommend it enough!
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