The Martian in 2017 Reading Challenge

Oct 05, 2014 Mary Alice rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, science-fiction

Oh, I was so sad to have this book end. Few books are worthy of hugging after the last page has been turned.I hugged this book. I hugged it with a big smile and a satisfied sigh. It has everything--suspense, emotion, and humor. The humor had me laughing out loud. The suspense left me knocking my knees together. Just a great read, and I normally do not even like anything scientific and technical. :)

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Aug 28, 2015 Betsie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015-52-books-in-52-weeks

I really enjoyed this book, after I got into it. The first part is very sciency, which is just not my thing at 10:00 at night, so it took me a bit to get into the groove of the book. The story was great, although within the first 10 pages, I was skeptical about the luck of being both an engineer and a botanist while stranded on Mars. I'm excited to see the movie next month. ...more

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Nov 24, 2014 Susie rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this book. At times I felt the calculations were a bit overdone, but I really enjoyed the overall plotting. The fact that there were things Watney knew that Mission Control did not, and vice versa. I am curious as to how the film will handle much of the internal dialogue. Watney's MacGyver-ish talents were interesting, and he had a fun personality. Astronauts are a special class of people. ...more

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Feb 16, 2015 Beth rated it it was ok

ZZZZZzzzzzzz....

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Apr 12, 2015 Rachel Polacek rated it liked it

Shelves: adult-reads

More like 3.5...this book is not my normal cup of tea, so for a while, I had to push myself to read it. I had different expectations going in, but I know science readers will love this.

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