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Der Astronaut

Andy Weir

4.49 AVERAGE


While I loved the complexity of this storyline at its core, the technicality of this book was a bit cumbersome. I’m excited to see it play out in movie format and even more so, I’m so thankful I listened to this performance rather than read the hard copy book.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

the platonic ideal of science fiction, maybe
adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

One more chapter about what happened on Earth and it would have been better.
adventurous informative inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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4.5? rocky my beloved
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A fascinating premise with lovable, intelligent characters. I appreciated the way the book was organized, I found the pacing enjoyable and I liked the twists. Weir brings characters to life in a beautiful way and makes me not hate reading about science. 
adventurous funny fast-paced