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This book was pretty fun, you can't help but root for Watney to survive. As someone who blogs and reads others' blogs, I liked that his story was told through his log entries, and I enjoyed his humor. I liked some of the shifts in the narrative to 3rd person as well, but also found some of them unnecessary.
Sometimes the book got way too technical and while I like how much science there was behind it, some of it was a bit hard to follow. I found myself re-reading paragraphs trying to understand ...more
Sometimes the book got way too technical and while I like how much science there was behind it, some of it was a bit hard to follow. I found myself re-reading paragraphs trying to understand ...more
Reading this book made me forget this is only a fiction novel. Despite the many chemistry, NASA, and technical jargon, Andy Weir managed to make everything clear as if you were with the protagonist. The sense of humor amidst the great tension everyone faced never fails to amaze me. Each character has its own charisma, and I love everyone of them. I was sweating bullets reading the last couple pages, but the ending was very much satisfying, leaving me a big sigh of relief, and a silent cheer as i
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Bloody brilliant!
Sep 09, 2014
Karla
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Chimge
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Jul 21, 2015
Renee
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Catie
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Strange Silence
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