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I stayed up way too late reading this, I got absorbed in the tilt-a-whirl of problems and wacky solutions, and I enjoyed that Weir explored so many different angles to do with the astronaut's dilemma and reactions back home.
My little negative: it's so much a book of the brain and of adrenaline that there's not a ton of basic human emotion happening. People who spend months in isolation generally get pretty introspective, and Astronaut Mark seemed to buzz along on the surface of his emotions. I'd ...more
My little negative: it's so much a book of the brain and of adrenaline that there's not a ton of basic human emotion happening. People who spend months in isolation generally get pretty introspective, and Astronaut Mark seemed to buzz along on the surface of his emotions. I'd ...more
Pretty good read. At first I thought, "Well, obviously he makes it. Look how long this book is!" But it's not just following him, it also follows the team that had to leave him behind and the people back on Earth who are dealing with his situation. So, it could kind of go anywhere.
I didn't follow the science, and if you are also not very science-y, don't worry about it. There are some parts where it's tedious but it's mostly reigned in and you can get by skimming the longer bits. ...more
I didn't follow the science, and if you are also not very science-y, don't worry about it. There are some parts where it's tedious but it's mostly reigned in and you can get by skimming the longer bits. ...more
The cover on the version I read was awful. Why would a market choose a cover made more for a deodorant ad than this beautiful cover? Mind-boggling! Anyway, got about halfway through this one. Great plot and pacing but the characters and sexist snide asides (not to mention the awful dialogue) eventually lost me. Bet it makes a great movie though!
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.
Survival / adventure books aren't really my thing, or, at least, I enjoyed the movie quite a bit but didn't really get much more out of the book. But I guess I should give the book some credit for generating an entertaining movie. I listened to the audiobook of this, which was overall well narrated, although there were some awkwardly bad foreign accents.
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DNF. Not for me. Too much sci in my fi. The sci seems interesting and very well researched, but a little more time spent on character would have gone a long way.
Super entertaining! Like the movie Gravity but on Mars. If I'm honest I will admit I skimmed over some of the math and physics... but the story was great.
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