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The Martian

Andy Weir

Start date: October 1, 2015

Finish date: October 1, 2015

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Jan 05, 2016 Maggie M rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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

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Oct 30, 2015 Rachel rated it it was ok

Shelves: did-not-finish

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!

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Dec 26, 2017 Sam rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books

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.

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Jan 10, 2017 Erica rated it liked it

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. ...more

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Sep 04, 2020 Marcella rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, scifi-specfic

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.

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