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Wow. So, this book is basically a post-catastrophe survival story. Watney is the ideal protagonist; very well fleshed-out, intelligent, positive, wonderfully sarcastic. I laughed numerous times. You can tell that the author is extremely intelligent and although I didn't completely follow along with the mechanical portions (which were very detailed and could seem a bit heavy) I certainly did not lose interest. This entire book had me holding my breath in hopes that Watney would make it through. I
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That was amazing. I'd heard it was mathy and was expecting it to be a bit drier, more boring. Not the case at all. There's great tension and all the problems Mark faces seem realistic and probable. Loved the humour too.
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A believable "account" of a Mars mission, projected into the not-too-distant future, but with the added condition that NASA has developed manned missions to Mars. Also, it's very funny. This book also assumes that astronauts in the future have personalities and senses of humor. Well, of course they do! And they also curse a lot.
This book has more than a dozen life-endangering victories in which our intrepid hero saves himself, and the whole of planet Earth is biting its nails.
But seriously, I f ...more
This book has more than a dozen life-endangering victories in which our intrepid hero saves himself, and the whole of planet Earth is biting its nails.
But seriously, I f ...more
Jul 27, 2015
Phoebe
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
science-fiction,
english
In short: Entertaining, wittily written, realistic sci-fi (all things considered), very likeable first person narrator, great for maths and science buffs, humorous, and of course: gripping!
I liked this book, and it might have gotten 4 stars if I hadn't listened to Ready Player One right before it. They are similar books: an outsider on a quest, and told in the first person. The Martian's Mark Watney was not quite as compelling to me as Ready Player One's Wade Watts, and I also found the pacing a bit slower.
I am a relatively new audiobook listener, and I think that these two were the first audiobooks I had listened to with a first-person narrative. I found I really connected with ...more
I am a relatively new audiobook listener, and I think that these two were the first audiobooks I had listened to with a first-person narrative. I found I really connected with ...more
This was an interesting premise and story. The language almost undid me; thee people are supposed to be insanely smart, is there best curse word the F word repeated almost ad nausea? The technical details were overdone on occasion, but a little amazing, if it is real and could work.
Pretty fuckin' great. Ended kinda abruptly though.
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Wow, what a fun read. I did not find any of the science stuff at all boring. The story moved right along...lots of suspense.
A satisfyingly tense survival tale balanced with plenty of humor.
Apr 04, 2015
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