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Love, love, loved this book. It was so easy to get sucked into Watney's story of survival and the obstacles he came into contact with that I couldn't put this book down. Watney is such an inventive and ingenious character, with a little bit of a fuck it attitude at times, and his humour and personality make you want him to succeed. The life or death situation was never off the cards, so I ended up so invested in this book. The writing is great and I laughed out loud quite a few times. I'm so gla
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Whoa! This book is engaging, amazing, riveting, and just plain awesome. I am a scientist and loved every minute of the science of staying alive on Mars. I highly recommend this book to everyone! The science is accessible to everyone. But if you are going to watch the movie I would not recommend it. I was so pissed by how they changed every thinig. If you want to remain anger free just read the book and don't waste your money and emotions on the movie.
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Sci-fi is not a genre I choose to read. If I had known the book was free on line before it was published, it still wouldn't have made my to read list. I loved this book. I could not put it down. Mark Watney was funny - granted it was generally junior high boy humor - but he was funny. Some reviewers said this wasn't believable - he didn't get depressed, etc. Astronauts go through rigorous psychological testing individually and depression / inability to function meant certain death. Mark Watney's
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I loved the movie, but the book is so much better (says every book nerd ever alive).I just wish the book said something about sciencing the shit out of this.
Fast paced, with lots of action.
No time to philosophize. It's a book of analytics. ...more
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absolutely loved it!
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