Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Martian by Andy Weir

48 reviews

elijah__'s review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for years. In that time I built high expectations that grew larger whenever I heard people talk about it. Maybe I wasn’t in the right headspace or something, but it was disappointingly only an okay read for me. 

Left behind on Mars, astronaut Mark Watney keeps a log of his survival efforts. The book follows his attempts to contact his crew so he can be rescued. 

I love the plot of this so much. Everything about it. What I didn’t like was the narration style. It's not even the writing style itself as it works perfectly for this situation, rather, the overall voice. I guess I had imagined something more sophisticated sounding. A lot of it was comedic, which is great, I just don’t think I was in the mood for it. 

I’ve heard many good things about the audiobook which I also own. I think I will revisit the book sometime that way and see if my opinion changes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicidal thoughts

elybntz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

cyancookie's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Excrement and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

planetsaturns's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Excrement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Sexual content

ginameix's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Mark is left for dead (abandoned) on mars. He is often confined in his space suit, the rover, and the HAB. Both mark and the people on the ship very briefly contemplate suicide as a worst case senario in place of starving to death.

padawan17's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Cursing, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cannibalism

roadesntoades's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gore, Abandonment, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism and Drug use

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.25

My friend has been recommending the movie to me for ages but I didn't want to watch it until I read the book. I'm glad I read it, really enjoyed it (more the human side than the technical stuff but it didn't impact my enjoyment of the book at all)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Excrement and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Cannibalism

lucy_shanners's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, and Cursing

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Excrement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism