Reviews

I re-read this book frequently and it makes me sob every single time. Something about the way it perfectly captures how people will root for complete strangers against all odds is so important to me.

gayatriii's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Ridley Scott is directing the movie. And it'll be better than the book. But the book is pretty good too. Great, funny, irreverent protagonist; unlike what we lay people might imagine of the folks over at NASA. I'm having a tough time imagining Matt Damon playing the part. Not happy.

Mark Watney is stranded on Mars and must survive long enough for a. NASA to figure out he's alive and stranded and b. hatch a rescue plan.

The book is crammed full of science, some fascinating and others more OTH. Lots of maths and physics. I didn't linger on those bits, obv.

The writing is mostly in first person from the POV of Watney, and there's a lot of oh shits and I'm fuckeds. So the criticism that Weir writes like a high schooler is probably well founded, but it didn't bother me so much. Helped me finish the book in 3 days too.

In conclusion, if you want a literary masterpiece, look elsewhere.

jujubeans's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

alana_readsbooks's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

talarico95's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.25

More...