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The Martian

Andy Weir

Start date: May 1, 2022

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Aug 06, 2014 Unsolved ☕︎ Mystery rated it it was amazing

Shelves: drama, books-i-own, won-in-giveaway, suspense, i-m-in-love-with-a-book-cover, 5-stars, adventure, favorites, sci-fi, 2015-reads

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Can you imagine being on Mars? Come on, really think about it.
Now, can you imagine living on Mars?
It would be lonely to say the least. Civilization can't survive there without protective gear.

Silence. Lots of it.

Botanist Mark Watney lived on Mars for a year and a half.

He was left there by his crew who thought he had died during a brutal sandstorm.

After Mark's discovery of his circumstance, he thought he was screwed. Royally screwed.

The worst kind of screwed.
Close to meet ...more

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Oct 27, 2015 Wulf Krueger rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, 0_wk_read_2015

I have come across many science fiction novels over the years, but none have quite captivated me like "The Martian" by Andy Weir (apart from “Project Hail Mary", also by Weir!). This novel tells the story of astronaut Mark Watney, who is accidentally left behind on Mars after a mission gone wrong. With no way to communicate with Earth and limited supplies, Mark must use his ingenuity and resourcefulness to survive on the harsh and unforgiving planet.

Literally from the very first page, I was hook ...more

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Mar 02, 2016 AziaMinor rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, physical-finished, no-romance, funny-as-hell, rereads

Overall Rating : B+

"Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped."

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ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!! If you are looking for a technical, suspenseful book that laughs in the face of danger, then Mark Watney is the man for you. Witty, weirdly charming, and heroic as hell, Watney gives it all and more. Trapped on Mars all by himself, his commentary is solid gold. Not to mention the movie is just as good, with just a few missing parts. It ...more

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Aug 02, 2022 Giselle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi

I really enjoyed The Martian, but I couldn't quite give it the five stars that I wanted to. My biggest issue was when the character would begin to explain the science and mechanics behind what he was doing, which I found interesting but also a little too in depth. At times the information became overwhelming and it would cause pacing issues (particularly around midway through).

This was an exercise in how much Murphy's Law can we fit in one book; if it was possible for something to go wrong it ab ...more

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Jul 14, 2021 Jess Penhallow rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was fun. I enjoyed the humour and the author clearly loves science of many disciplines. I just wish I hadn't already seen the film because overall it was very similar. ...more

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