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The Martian

Andy Weir

4.36 AVERAGE


Way better than expected

Incredibly well thought out and believable given how outlandish it is
adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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
adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

The story of this book was very off putting for me. A loner on space? Like some of these 70s chatastrophic movies only on a far away planet and not a plane. But after having heard that many good things about it I gave it a try and was I wrong!
The story is interesting, thrilling and seems genuine in an odd way. The tone is so funny that I had to chuckle many times. And you learn something along the way.
I loved it!
adventurous funny tense medium-paced
adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous funny hopeful reflective tense medium-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

Okay but this books reads different when you’re in quarantine. Never did I ever think I would be able to relate to the left behind space castaway, but instead thought I’d get to just read a fun book. I recommend this one, especially right now.