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nickmasters's review against another edition
3.0
What you would expect from a 4 page intro I suppose.
rebeccavw's review against another edition
4.0
...I didn't think it would be that short. ok. still hella good. lots of foreshadowing, if he says something he wishes to happen, it'll happen. i was kinda hoping for more details on the training but I'll take what I can get I suppose.
cmzukowski's review against another edition
4.0
Actual rating 3.5 stars but rounding up tot four for GR.
All you have to say to me is "Martian prequel" and I am already dropping and/or ignoring everything I was doing at the moment. So of course I was amped to read this.
This is a VERY short prequel but pretty cool. It is just a few diary/log entries by Watney before they go into space for the trip to Mars. I love that is shows the excitement he felt when he found out he was on the mission and it made him seems like just an excited kid. He seems incredibly relatable (just like in the book) and comes off like just a regular person, which is the main thing i loved about his character in The Martian. It also shows his humor and there are a few remarks that relate in a way to things that happen in the book, and I quite liked that. I wish it was longer (of course) but if anything I will just go read The martian again now to get some more of Mark Watney.
All you have to say to me is "Martian prequel" and I am already dropping and/or ignoring everything I was doing at the moment. So of course I was amped to read this.
This is a VERY short prequel but pretty cool. It is just a few diary/log entries by Watney before they go into space for the trip to Mars. I love that is shows the excitement he felt when he found out he was on the mission and it made him seems like just an excited kid. He seems incredibly relatable (just like in the book) and comes off like just a regular person, which is the main thing i loved about his character in The Martian. It also shows his humor and there are a few remarks that relate in a way to things that happen in the book, and I quite liked that. I wish it was longer (of course) but if anything I will just go read The martian again now to get some more of Mark Watney.
ashkitty93's review against another edition
3.0
Read this in about ten minutes just now. Didn't even know it existed til eleven minutes ago. Glad to hear more from Watney, because I love his voice. Wasn't a big fan of all the Matt Damon plastered everywhere as I scrolled (because apparently that's the only book cover that matters now that the film is out) AND I LIKE MATT DAMON. But enough is enough, yeesh. Not sure what the point of this was, therefore 3 stars, but it was short and sweet and cool to see his prep and pre-launch excitement :)
beth_books_123's review against another edition
3.0
This is free and the link is here: https://blog.whsmith.co.uk/andy-weir-the-short-story-prequel-to-the-martian/
Its basic (because there's no goddamn plot) and I gave it 3* just to be reunited with my husband again.
Extremely short!
Its basic (because there's no goddamn plot) and I gave it 3* just to be reunited with my husband again.
Extremely short!
smt's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sai_g's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
4.0
A fun 5 to 10 minutes read for fans of "The Martian".
tfelmey's review against another edition
4.0
Fun intro to The Martian, love Mark's thinking before his furlough on Mars.
taylorreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Good gosh, I just want more Mark Watney people!