Reviews

2/2023 - relisten on a road trip with my 18yo. She loved it as well.

7/8/2021 - I absolutely loved this production. This was one of those audios where the tension and anticipation had me wanting it to hurry up for its resolution as much as the amazing adventures and storytelling made me want it to last forever. Andy Weir has this wonderful ability to craft a technically dense book balanced by character explanations or internal monologues that make it easy for anyone to understand.

Generally I don’t like books where the story is told through back & forth switching between present & past events. However, Weir’s juxtaposition works incredibly well for me here.

Ryland Grace is a terrific character. Not “perfect” but his flaws and emotions are part of what makes him so relatable and lend realism to a book that is ultimately science fiction/fantasy. So many emotional events, twists, and turns with mystery/suspense/thriller aspects that are best enjoyed if reviewers don’t spoil them, so I’ll stop here.

Narration:
Ray Porter is an amazing narrator. While I enjoyed The Martian this purchase was 100% narrator motivated. Porter’s skill with voices, emotions, and accents is matched by few other narrators. 16 hours completely immersed in Weir’s world is unstoppable with Porter at the helm. I read there’s talk of a movie and I’m hoping that perhaps Porter could be cast as the voice of a specific character – because that would be fantastic!

6/25/2021 - I liked The Martian - but I absolutely grabbed this because Ray Porter is narrating.

efamared's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

thebookgrassbum's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

mirrorofneptune's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I loved The Martian— less taken with Artemis— and I think this one was another near-miss for me. I loved the set up and the first part of the book, and then it shifts into a completely different plot than I was expecting— not a bad plot by any means, just not necessarily the kind of book I thought I was getting into. I do think it's well-written, with a flawed and engaging narrator, and as always the science is communicated well. The dual plots— the one focused on the narrator and the one focused more on humanity/the bigger picture— worked well together. Would recommend it but don't think it's really for me.

slut4stories's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Literally one of the best books I’ve ever read in my entire life. Just finished and am sobbing while writing this

tim94's review against another edition

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funny reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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