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monicalaurette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
”Life is amazingly tenacious.”
Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Excrement
Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
seekittyread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Drug use, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail
bri__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Excrement, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape and Cannibalism
chrisljm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Although I enjoyed Project Hail Mary much more, this was still good and I was invested in the mission to save Mark Watney as well. The humor gets kinda childish, but it still made me laugh a few times.
I will say I was curious on how Andy Weir was going to handle the narrative of Watney being the only man on Mars and trying to survive and make it back to Earth. I thought it was very much going to be a solo mission and so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that we were also going to get the pov of the crew on Earth who are also working to save Watney's life. I think this is what I enjoyed most about the book, that even though Watney is physically on his own on another planet, he's not in the fight alone because he has a whole team and crew working with him to save his life. It was very touching to see the amount of people working to save one person.
Graphic: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, Blood, and Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
roadesntoades's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gore, Abandonment, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cannibalism and Drug use
thirdtimesacharm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Abandonment, and Excrement
elizlizabeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Drug use, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
annoyedhumanoid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
tbh some of the heavy science stuff was boring and confusing, which is why i looked forward to Earth scenes so much. i liked the science details in Project Hail Mary better, there it felt less nebulous (lol). however i much prefer Mark Watney over Project Hail Mary’s Ryland Grace: The Martian’s narrator is not just tolerable but actually likable and funny. Andy i appreciate the effort to flesh out the minor characters back on Earth, but having a habit of “squaring papers” is not a personality trait. overall, I think Project Hail Mary had the better story while The Martian was superior on the more delicate aspects of characters and themes.
Graphic: Cursing and Excrement
Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol, Rape, Cancer, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Grief
re: rape: one use of the word in the context of vandalismcreepypiespice's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
jenna_justi2004's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, Vomit, and Blood
Minor: Cannibalism