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What Members Thought

Anastasiaadamov
Lately I have been enjoying reading space and science themed books.
I liked the pace of this book even though it forced me to slow down in order to understand the more technical details in the book.
This book has inspired me to some self reflection as well.
Will have to watch the move a second time just to prepare better for my book club meeting.
Judith
Nov 28, 2018 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi
I saw this movie back when it came out, and I loved it so much I had to get the book.
*gasp*
You saw the movie before reading the book? HOW DARE YOU

I KNOW. But my expectations were kind of high since the book is usually better, right?
Well, I was dissapointed. The writing style just did not work for me, the author tried to balance out very long explanations about science with sarcastic humour, but that just made the book feel really immature in my opinion. I could not relate to the main characte
...more
Anna
Jul 14, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: scifi
Very enjoyable. Mark Watney is a great character, who better to abandon on a deserted planet??
Full of good humour, positivity and resourcefulness. Would enjoy meeting him in real life.
Arianna
May 22, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Great book! I listened to the audio version and it's just amazing! Wil Wheaton's performance brings it to life so much so that it feels like listening to a movie (and now I do want to re watch the movie!) ...more
Josh Deschenes
Dec 30, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: novels, 2016-books
Absolutely fantastic book from a first time author.
Sam
Dec 23, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shounak
Jan 01, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jennifer
Jan 17, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Kasie Whitener
May 08, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Michelle Wood
Jul 17, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Emily B
Apr 09, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Jun 19, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Paulette
Dec 27, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi
Joanna Scully
Jan 16, 2018 rated it really liked it
Julie
Feb 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 19, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 23, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Dec 05, 2018 marked it as 2022-reading-list
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Dec 07, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Jun 11, 2021 rated it really liked it
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Oct 10, 2020 marked it as lost-interest
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Jan 07, 2023 rated it it was amazing
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