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When a major dust storm threatens the Ares 3 mission to Mars, the team of astronauts are ordered to evacuate the planet. En route to their MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle = rocket), the high winds rip a satellite dish off the habitat, sending an antenna directly into Mark Watney, tearing a hole in his spacesuit and knocking him sideways. Unable to find him in the storm, and getting a “flat line” readout from his spacesuit, the rest of the team barely manages to lea ...more
4****
When a major dust storm threatens the Ares 3 mission to Mars, the team of astronauts are ordered to evacuate the planet. En route to their MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle = rocket), the high winds rip a satellite dish off the habitat, sending an antenna directly into Mark Watney, tearing a hole in his spacesuit and knocking him sideways. Unable to find him in the storm, and getting a “flat line” readout from his spacesuit, the rest of the team barely manages to lea ...more
I read Hail Mary right before this book and when I finished, I quickly found The Martian as I was hungry for more Andy Weir. I read the Andy Weir books in a fairly strange order: Artemis first, then Hail Mary and finally, The Martian. I didn't particularly care for Artemis, so I assumed I wouldn't like his other books, but friends kept telling me to read Hail Mary, and I am so glad I did. It became the best book I read last year.
Unfortunately, I didn't love The Martian. I found it incredibly sl ...more
Unfortunately, I didn't love The Martian. I found it incredibly sl ...more
Just enough snarky. A touch Tom Clancy science details. A touch of "the resilience of the human spirit". A touch of MacGyver. A touch of "hold your breath" suspense. A touch of "non-PC rebellion"
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Very good and sciency and I love space books.
No wonder so many of my engineer friends are talking about this book.
No wonder so many of my engineer friends are talking about this book.
Wonderful. An edge-of-your-seat page turner.
Apr 03, 2015
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