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Potatoes and disco. Hehehe.
Easy, quick read. The multiple narrators and switched point of views gets a little cumbersome, but overall it's very well done. It almost reads like a non-fiction book, sort of a Dummies for People Stranded on Mars. Anyone with a remote interest in space travel should enjoy it.
I also like that the book doesn't waste time on character building or gratuitous subplots. Maybe the author would be good at it, maybe he wouldn't, but the book is pure science with occasional co ...more
Easy, quick read. The multiple narrators and switched point of views gets a little cumbersome, but overall it's very well done. It almost reads like a non-fiction book, sort of a Dummies for People Stranded on Mars. Anyone with a remote interest in space travel should enjoy it.
I also like that the book doesn't waste time on character building or gratuitous subplots. Maybe the author would be good at it, maybe he wouldn't, but the book is pure science with occasional co ...more
I really do not understand how this book is a best seller. I have not seen the movie and after reading the book I am not compelled to. The writing was dry, dry, dry as the red dust on Mars. There was no character development and really I had no interest in the survival of the main character.
I get that there is science involved but a writer of a novel, a fiction novel, should be able to make the science aspect interesting.
Thankfully this was a quick read.
I get that there is science involved but a writer of a novel, a fiction novel, should be able to make the science aspect interesting.
Thankfully this was a quick read.
I understand the people who didn't like this book, and I can see how the writing story can get annoying, but it wasn't enough to ruin it for me. This book was just plain good. If anything, I wish it were a bit longer so we could see the return home. It was generally funny, and always interesting, although predictable enough in the problem/solution/problem pattern.
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Highly recommend! Here's my full review plus a blueprint for your book club. https://daeandwrite.wordpress.com/201...
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I bet this one is a future movie in the making.
The Martian is in the first class of modern science fiction: thrilling, fascinating and scientifically accurate. Andy Weir's debut novel is a must-read for fans of the genre and also the general reader, as its wonderfully human narrative is totally gripping. I can't wait for Ridley Scott's upcoming film based on the book.
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I loved this definitely one of my new favourites! Anyone got any recommendations for other sci-fi books?
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