Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Martian by Andy Weir

7 reviews

specialbread's review

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was honestly one of my favorite reads in all of 2021. There are large amounts of funny, tense, emotional, or just flat-out crazy moments packed into the book. While I don’t think I agree with some of the points made in the book by the author, it is still very entertaining and has enticed me to try to pick up a few of Andy’s other books. I would give this book another read-through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Cursing and Excrement

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Excrement

cj13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Injury/Injury detail

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Martian is an incredibly fast-paced survival adventure. Set on Mars. 6 days into a 30-odd day mission, the Ares 3 crew is forced to abandon the mission, and astronaut Mark Watney is injured in the rush to get to the MAV. Injured, and with an EV suit registering both massive, sudden depressurization and no life signs, his crew is forced to leave him behind, not even attempting a body recovery. Except...

He's not dead. Close, yes, but not dead. He does a quick repair on the EV suit, and makes it back to the HAB, where he quickly figures out that he has no way to survive until the Ares 4 crew lands, and no way to talk to Earth. 

The Martian is a page-turning thriller of a sci-fi novel - with understandable technobable that's probably pretty accurate - that manages to be extremely hopeful, even when there is no hope. It's terrifying, and yet... wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicidal thoughts

addie_larue's review

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is my first introduction to Andy Weir's books. I really like the funny and informative fiction style, though some cursing language can be toned down. Just something in mind if you're triggered by it. I loved the movie with Matt Damon, most of the movie plot followed the book but there are parts of the second half not in the movie, and part of the movie epilogue not in the book. I'm looking forward to more books by Andy Weir, this one was a sold read for 2021 :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Excrement

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicidal thoughts

I read this in 2021, in the middle of an ongoing pandemic and roller coaster economy first-viral infection-selfish politics-lockdowns and diinformation. You know how it goes. The theme of this book is how the whole world came together and unite for a single person's safety -Mark Whatney- and how every nation somehow put their differences aside for humanity. If I read this in 2018, I might have liked it for the sheer positive hope it inspires me. In 2021 however, this book is pure utopian fiction for me. People in real life don't care for the safety of many, even when it's obvious, let alone -1 person- in space. I don't know how that makes me feel, but for now, I'd just enjoy my time in Mark Whatney's world just a bit longer.

erinhjackson's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Medical trauma

manarnia's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I love this book so much. I think it paints an unrealistically optimistic portrait of humanity, but it's a portrait that I return to over and over again, especially when I need a solid dose of hope. I can and do reread this book endlessly without ever getting tired of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Suicide and Medical trauma