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I'd heard great things about this book, so I was quite excited to get to read it. My conclusion? It's going to be a great movie, but as a book it is held back by some of the author's choices.
I knew going into the book that it was humorous, so I wasn't expecting a suspense filled experience. But I have to say, the narrator's journal entries stretched believability. We know little about him - nothing about his past or his relationships with anyone outside of his parents and crewmates. His journal ...more
I knew going into the book that it was humorous, so I wasn't expecting a suspense filled experience. But I have to say, the narrator's journal entries stretched believability. We know little about him - nothing about his past or his relationships with anyone outside of his parents and crewmates. His journal ...more
Well, two and a half stars, really. I love the idea for this book, and I was pulling for Watney all the way. But after a while I got disaster fatigue. What horrible thing will happen to him next and how will he MacGuyver his way out of it? And there's a reason I never watched MacGuyver - that's just not interesting to me. Plus, he was a bit of a Gary Stu with his phenomenal ability to escape every catastrophe and endlessly plucky attitude. This book seemed like it was more about the science than
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I loved this, couldn't put it down. It was funny because my Kindle kept dying while I was reading it, so every time Mark was having power problems-I kind of was too. I've read what other people are saying about this, that it's Macguyver on Mars, and I do agree. That's not a bad thing! I wasn't bothered by the lack of emotion from Mark, I got a general idea of his personality from his "log" reports and emotion probably would have bogged this story down. It does have a ton of tension, and I think
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For someone who doesn't usually pick science fiction, this is the one to pick. Smart, funny, exciting. Outstanding. Highly recommended.
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I loved the concept of this book, which is sort of like Castaway on Mars. It was nerve-wracking to read, as Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded on Mars, faces more and more danger and bad luck as he tries to stay alive until he can be rescued. Much of the book is written as his space journal, so that makes it possible for the reader not to know for sure if he makes it.
Mark is both a botanist and an engineer, so he has a lot of skills. And the author goes into extensive detail, which was too much ...more
Mark is both a botanist and an engineer, so he has a lot of skills. And the author goes into extensive detail, which was too much ...more
This was one of the most entertaining books I have read in a long time!
Aug 20, 2014
Michael
marked it as to-read
Dec 13, 2014
E
marked it as to-read
Feb 11, 2015
Scott Flicker
marked it as to-read
