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The Martian
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December 1, 2016
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December 31, 2016
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What Members Thought

Lars Martin
Oct 14, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: sci-fi, thriller
I came over this book while I was browsing Goodreads and Audible for something new to listen to. When I saw the ratings it had received I wanted to read it. I had just listened to the audiobook version of Ready Player One and didn't want to make the same mistake again. Great books should be read not listened to. So I bought the hard cover version.
Needless to say the expectations were sky high. It was rated 4.4 or something on Goodreads. So yeah, the book kinda disappointed me. I mean: It had it'
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Peggyzbooksnmusic
Loved this novel! A fiction mix of Apollo 13, Robinson Crusoe and MacGyver! I really enjoy science fiction movies although I hardly ever read science fiction. I think the last book I read in the science genre was non-fiction: Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time". Both books are written in what I can only describe as nerd/geek language with a lot of humor. Both are very enjoyable with "The Martian" winning out as a favorite as the writer was able to make me care so much about the main char ...more
Pennygale
May 31, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Who couldn't love a book about a cussing botanist/astronaut with McGuyver skills stuck on Mars? ...more
Leona
Jan 05, 2016 rated it did not like it
I read the first sentence and realize this is not a book for me. Sorry.
Angelena
PopSugar Reading Challenge: Set on a different planet
Layne
Jan 06, 2015 marked it as to-read
Adrienne
Mar 23, 2015 rated it did not like it
Brandy B
Apr 03, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: tech
Carys
Aug 17, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: meh, library, 2019-books
Amanda
May 15, 2015 rated it it was ok
Jim Townsend
Jul 19, 2015 marked it as to-read
Adam
Dec 15, 2018 rated it liked it
Julie
Oct 05, 2016 rated it liked it
Soscha
Jan 03, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jessica
Jul 30, 2016 rated it liked it
Brad
May 07, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: science-fiction
Lyn
Aug 02, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-2x
Laurie Armstrong
Jan 23, 2018 marked it as to-read
Erin
Sep 03, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned-books
Monica
Nov 19, 2018 marked it as to-read
Michelle
Jun 10, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Katie
Sep 07, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Mallaree
Sep 03, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Kacie
Oct 24, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: audio-book
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