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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
I am reviewing this before I even finish the last 7%. Resolution isn't important anymore.
A perfect end of the year score, Mark is a hilarious, witty, and brilliant lead. The science is challenging but never impossible to follow. The alternating narrative always kicks in prior to anything dragging. The imagery is surprisingly strong given the desolate setting and minimal cast. Happy to be reading before seeing the movie.
A perfect end of the year score, Mark is a hilarious, witty, and brilliant lead. The science is challenging but never impossible to follow. The alternating narrative always kicks in prior to anything dragging. The imagery is surprisingly strong given the desolate setting and minimal cast. Happy to be reading before seeing the movie.
nice read, i love all the details, but after a while it all just got redundant
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-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:
N/A
Holy shit. I didn't actually expect this to make me cry? It was just...wow.
Mark Watley is an amazing protagonist. I loved his dark humour. His tenacity. The rest of the crew of Hermes was great too, I feel like we got to know them all pretty well. The science went way over my head, but still. It was obvious that a lot of research went into this, and that Andy Weir knows what he's writing about.
What stood out to me, though, were the last few pages. Just the imagery of billions of people rooting for one cause, coming together to save one man. It gave me chills.
Mark Watley is an amazing protagonist. I loved his dark humour. His tenacity. The rest of the crew of Hermes was great too, I feel like we got to know them all pretty well. The science went way over my head, but still. It was obvious that a lot of research went into this, and that Andy Weir knows what he's writing about.
What stood out to me, though, were the last few pages. Just the imagery of billions of people rooting for one cause, coming together to save one man. It gave me chills.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a book about an astronaut stranded on Mars who needs to figure out a way to survive and maybe get rescued.
It is scifi in the sense that it's fiction and people haven't actually gone to Mars (yet), but all the technological aspects are very plausible so that the story could be set in a not too far off future.
I really liked the setting of this story, alone on a planet covered in sand, rocks, and dust. It does a good job of conveying the loneliness, and the vastness of danger of space and a barren planet.
Mark Watney's defining trait is being resourceful, and I loved reading about all the troubles and dangers he faced and the way he he solved or overcame each of them.
I enjoyed the narration in the form of the character's logs and the character's humor and positivity even during hardships.
The movie adaptation is pretty solid and sticks mostly to the story of the book, though it glosses over the more technical aspects and also skips a few problems that Mark encounters in the second half of the story. I imagine it would be quite hard to compress a book into a 2 hour movie and I do think they did a great job conveying the most important aspects of it.
It is scifi in the sense that it's fiction and people haven't actually gone to Mars (yet), but all the technological aspects are very plausible so that the story could be set in a not too far off future.
I really liked the setting of this story, alone on a planet covered in sand, rocks, and dust. It does a good job of conveying the loneliness, and the vastness of danger of space and a barren planet.
Mark Watney's defining trait is being resourceful, and I loved reading about all the troubles and dangers he faced and the way he he solved or overcame each of them.
I enjoyed the narration in the form of the character's logs and the character's humor and positivity even during hardships.
The movie adaptation is pretty solid and sticks mostly to the story of the book, though it glosses over the more technical aspects and also skips a few problems that Mark encounters in the second half of the story. I imagine it would be quite hard to compress a book into a 2 hour movie and I do think they did a great job conveying the most important aspects of it.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
medium-paced
If you haven't read this book, stop everything that you are doing and go read it RIGHT NOW.
First off, let me say that I was utterly shocked when I found out this was published online in 2011 and only recently started being a big deal. I'm not surprised, really, with the ever growing curiosity that people have on Mars. Especially now that they're planning to establish a civilization up there.
I love how this book was set up. Knowing what was going through his head made me connect with Watney, but also knowing what was going on in Earth made everything a lot more climatic. That contrast was the perfect balance for a reader because you're in two worlds at once. The element of surprise was never lost and both sides were just as entertaining.
I can see why some people might have found it boring though I have to say that it's probably because they lack the yearning to be educated. This book isn't just a story. There are many parts where Watney is just calculating his odds of survival, adding numbers, and spitting science at the reader, like it's something were supposed to know. I'm a scientist and I understood most of the things. However, I had to do quite a lot of research when it came to martian terrains or technology used by NASA. It was more of a learning experience than anything else.
Watney is probably one of my favorite characters! The guys is overly optimistic and funny as hell. I believe that we would've connected to him more if we were introduced to other aspects of his character. In all truth, I'm sure that someone who is stranded in a remote island for such a long period of time would've had more breakdowns that Watney did. Imagine a planet! I feel Andy Weir might have done this more for the sake of us connecting to the whole story rather than Watney's psych.
I really loved it and cannot wait for the movie! I hope they do the book justice.
First off, let me say that I was utterly shocked when I found out this was published online in 2011 and only recently started being a big deal. I'm not surprised, really, with the ever growing curiosity that people have on Mars. Especially now that they're planning to establish a civilization up there.
I love how this book was set up. Knowing what was going through his head made me connect with Watney, but also knowing what was going on in Earth made everything a lot more climatic. That contrast was the perfect balance for a reader because you're in two worlds at once. The element of surprise was never lost and both sides were just as entertaining.
I can see why some people might have found it boring though I have to say that it's probably because they lack the yearning to be educated. This book isn't just a story. There are many parts where Watney is just calculating his odds of survival, adding numbers, and spitting science at the reader, like it's something were supposed to know. I'm a scientist and I understood most of the things. However, I had to do quite a lot of research when it came to martian terrains or technology used by NASA. It was more of a learning experience than anything else.
Watney is probably one of my favorite characters! The guys is overly optimistic and funny as hell. I believe that we would've connected to him more if we were introduced to other aspects of his character. In all truth, I'm sure that someone who is stranded in a remote island for such a long period of time would've had more breakdowns that Watney did. Imagine a planet! I feel Andy Weir might have done this more for the sake of us connecting to the whole story rather than Watney's psych.
I really loved it and cannot wait for the movie! I hope they do the book justice.
Liked the book but I actually loved the movie a little bit more.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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