Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Martian by Andy Weir

58 reviews

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

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

mattj256's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Cannibalism

sophietoes's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Excrement

iono's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Suicide

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

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, truly kept on the edge of my seat with this one. I saw the movie first, and it just does not do the book justice. To be clear, the movie got the tone 100% right, which was an awesome discovery, but the whole adventure was way more involved than the movie could ever have expressed. Easily a favorite - I’ll definitely have to read more Andy Weir now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Excrement

Minor: Suicide and Cannibalism

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

0701mango's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a book. Witty, real, inspiring, downright hilarious, amazingly written. I loved the movie and I really really loved the book. I think anyone who liked the movie would like the book to some extent, even if they're not a big reader. It's wonderfully written and I couldn't put it down. Plus, I appreciate that Andy Weir followed through on the "science" part of science fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism, Blood, and Vomit

Mark Watney is stuck in space. He's alone, afraid, and is fighting for his life. He's been abandoned by his crew who thought he was dead, and he's having to stay alive on Mars all alone. There's a lot that entails, so be warned.