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Good, good, good! I cannot believe how emotional this book has made me. I was a blubbering mess by the end. Okay, maybe not that bad, but I did cry a little. I must admit, the technical parts were a bit rough for me, and I almost cast the book aside because of them. I am so glad I kept reading! I think this is going to be a movie, so I am also glad that I know what happens, so I wont be as freaked out as everyone else while watching the intense parts. Haha! And there are some inense moments, let
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I didn't expect to enjoy this book based on the description but everyone raved about it so I picked it up. And couldn't put it down.
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Alternate title: MacGyver on Mars! There is a lot of duct tape in this survival story. I know that people absolutely love this book, but I say wait for Matt Damon on the big screen. I am not a huge fan of fictionalized survival stories, but I do like speculative fiction/sci-fi. This book may have been too much “sci” and not enough “fi” for me; the scientific details were utterly boring to me.
This was a good, inspirational story about a man who gets accidentally left behind on a mission to Mars and devises many wily plans to help him survive until he can be rescued. Parts of the novel were suspenseful, but I also tended to feel bogged down in the details when he described his various maneuvers for repurposing NASA technology. I think if I watch the movie, I might like that version better.
Super-tense fun read. Yes, the character is kind of a know-it-all dick but somehow it still sucked me and kept me on the edge of my seat til the end.
Astronaut Mark Watney is injured and presumed dead during a dust storm on the surface of Mars. Unable to retrieve his body, the rest of the crew evacuates, leaving him alone. He knows they won’t be back for him, so he tries to science a way to survive until the next planned mission.
Mark, a botanist and engineer, uses everything he knows to cobble together fixes with the materials at hand. He’s a smartass and his journal entries were often laugh-out-loud funny.
Occasionally, the science bits fel ...more
Mark, a botanist and engineer, uses everything he knows to cobble together fixes with the materials at hand. He’s a smartass and his journal entries were often laugh-out-loud funny.
Occasionally, the science bits fel ...more
Enjoyable and funny (at times). Definitely worth the read even if you've seen the movie already.
Audiobook was also enjoyable. Narrator was great! ...more
Audiobook was also enjoyable. Narrator was great! ...more
Oct 04, 2015
Sarah
marked it as bought
Nov 20, 2015
Naj
marked it as to-read
Dec 27, 2017
Kristin Brandt
marked it as to-read
