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How is the language/swearing in this book? His second book was so filled bad language that I had to stop reading it.
Tracy Srail Andy Weir himself said in an interview that the character in this book compared to Mark Watney, swears way less and actively tries not to because he's…moreAndy Weir himself said in an interview that the character in this book compared to Mark Watney, swears way less and actively tries not to because he's a teacher of mid-size humans. He's trained himself to use "gosh darn" in place of words I'm sure he'd rather use. I will agree with others though and say that swearing by characters is not a reason to put the book down. It's a difference of personality/language/religion/self-interest and that difference enriches ones life no matter. I may not agree with all characters I read in books, sometimes I cringe, but I don't put it down because of it. In fact, I welcome the cringe; cringing and uncomfortable natures of characters brings you out of the comfort zone and as such I'm enriched because of it. A good book will do that to you and you would do yourself a favour to embrace that fact. ESPECIALLY with The Martian and Artemis. The Martian in particular has actually taught me things such as: Okay I have a problem, I don't need to solve it in order of biggest issue, I just need to solve each small part of the bigger problem and eventually I'll be able to solve the whole thing. At the very core The Martian is a self-help book; Humour, problem solving, and a bit of letting oneself get pissed off for a moment when things aren't working so well can help you get through pretty much anything in life. (less)
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