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The Martian
The Martian
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September 1, 2015
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September 30, 2015
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Michelle
Dec 29, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: reviewed, 2015, science-fiction, choice-awards-2014, survival
Astronauts. Space. Survival. This book hits all of the right notes for me. There was very little chance I wasn't going to enjoy it.

I liked it. I liked it a lot. Mark Watney was a fun character. He's smart, he's courageous, and he's funny. I have a little bit of a book crush on him right now. Smart-asses who are intelligent, resourceful, and brave make my heart go pitter-pat. If you have ever met my husband, he's a lot like Mark Watney. Sigh.

However...I wish I had read this sooner. I kept pictu ...more
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Rachel
Sep 23, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Fantastic. If you have any interest in space travel and the joy of human problem solving, read this book now. Some might take umbrage with some of the more humorous moments, but I appreciated the balance.
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Renee
Aug 04, 2015 rated it it was amazing
WOW! I'm exhausted. The chemistry and technical stuff was way over my head, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. ...more
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Diane
Oct 12, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Wow! An amazing story. Great Sci Fi!
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Kim Nardi
Sep 21, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Love, Love, Love this book! I think it is one of my top books of all time and Mark Watney a favorite character.
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Kara Thomas
Oct 14, 2015 rated it really liked it
There is a bit of science at the beginning, but if you can hang in there and get past it, it not only gets really good, but funny too. It made me wonder why anyone is an astronaut and wonder how anyone is that smart. Crazy. And if you are wondering, the movie follows the book really well.
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Stacy
Dec 02, 2014 marked it as to-read
Amanda Agudelo
Jan 24, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: owned
Otessa
Mar 05, 2015 rated it really liked it
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Carys
Aug 17, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: meh, library, 2019-books
Chrissy Nemeyer
May 11, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: book-club-picks
Susan
May 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Renee
Aug 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Kim
Aug 19, 2015 rated it really liked it
Kristen
Jan 09, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Elizabeth
Mar 19, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Dawn
Jun 05, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jac
Aug 08, 2016 marked it as to-read
Kim Whiting
Nov 14, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Jennifer
Dec 28, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Cat
May 05, 2017 rated it really liked it
Izzie
Jan 24, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: adult, sci-fi
Jared Young
Apr 25, 2019 marked it as to-read
Richard
May 17, 2019 marked it as to-read
Michelle
Jun 10, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Michelle
Dec 30, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: choice-awards-2018
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Jan 27, 2020 marked it as to-read
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