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adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
tense
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
Overall: 5
This absolutely lived up to the hype!
Liked:
This absolutely lived up to the hype!
Liked:
- I was so invested in this and it was hard to put down. The problem-solving was much more interesting than it had any business of being.
- Watney was so likable. His logs were my favorite part of the movie and might have been even better in the book.
- This was much funnier than I expected.
- I loved that the whole world came together to save Watney.
Didn't Like:
- The plot got a little repetitive.
- I know there was no other way to describe what was going on, but having a few moments of third-person POV on Mars was weird.
A humorous action novel. Great page-turner full of juicy science. The punchy, first-person log format makes the protagonist sound cocky, but it's pretty well deserved, given all of the puzzles he works out. It helps to think of Matt Damon's voice. Don't expect any big insights into humanity, though.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No