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The Martian by Andy Weir

lafountloud's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Compared to Project Hail Mary, I thought this book moved very slowly and was a less interesting story of the challenges of space exploration. At many times it felt like Weir was just showing off all the technical jargon he knew and it was a bit alienating to readers. Frustrating pace where everything goes wrong, everything is fixed, everything goes wrong, etc.

clairebau's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Pretty darn good! It had everything I like in a sci-fi. Dragged at times. Had eye-roll-worthy attempts at humor sometimes. Kind of a masterclass in setback writing. I particularly liked the mix of POV journal writing and narrative bits. Not much more to say about this one. I would've liked some Earth resolution at the end.

majorditzy230's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

scarletlane's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

graceehsmith's review against another edition

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Gosh just found it soo boring… just the same formula over and over - has problem, finds sciency solution to problem the gets annoyed at disco music playing. Give me strength…

jwolflink3's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful 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

3.25

optimet's review against another edition

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Too technical. 

char_eli's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

4.0

riroreads's review against another edition

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3.75

Funny, engaging writing that encompasses good science. Well paced story, too!

ronan5's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0