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oceanwriter'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
3.0
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.
Graphic: Cursing, Confinement, and Abandonment
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, and Blood
Minor: Cannibalism and Suicidal thoughts
cyancookie's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment
Moderate: Excrement and Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
the_harlequin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Colonisation
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
mattj256's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Cannibalism
jacob_dion's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment and Confinement
ginameix's review against another edition
- 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
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.iono'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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment
Moderate: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Suicide
noxygens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment
roadesntoades's review against another edition
- 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