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The Martian by Andy Weir
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
5.0
The Martian – Andy Weir
“He’s the most famous man on Earth. The problem is, he’s not on Earth.”
When a heavy storm cuts short Area 3 Mars mission, a freak accident leaves astronaut Mark Watney stranded with minimal supplies and no way to communicate to NASA that he isn’t actually dead.
The first line of the book sums up his situation pretty well... “I’m pretty much fucked”.
This is just an excellent story of one man’s survival in the most dire of circumstances. It is often hilarious, with Mark’s straightforward commentary of his situation and efforts whilst also being terrifying as the slightest misstep can lead to disaster, which quite frankly often happens.
Each setback Mark suffers makes his chances of survival look increasingly unlikely but it is often met with a clever quip and a new plan that will likely be dangerous but necessary.
While Mark is figuring stuff out on Mars, there is also the impact of the situation within NASA and their efforts to keep him alive long enough to rescue him, this itself is filled with major setbacks.
A lot of the technical stuff want way over my head, I’m assuming it was well researched beforehand, but it didn’t take anything away from the story. This is a story about the greatest botanist is Mars history (and space pirate), of course I’m not going to get it all haha.
An easy recommendation from me for this book, it’s great, go check it out if you haven’t...the film is pretty good as well.
“He’s the most famous man on Earth. The problem is, he’s not on Earth.”
When a heavy storm cuts short Area 3 Mars mission, a freak accident leaves astronaut Mark Watney stranded with minimal supplies and no way to communicate to NASA that he isn’t actually dead.
The first line of the book sums up his situation pretty well... “I’m pretty much fucked”.
This is just an excellent story of one man’s survival in the most dire of circumstances. It is often hilarious, with Mark’s straightforward commentary of his situation and efforts whilst also being terrifying as the slightest misstep can lead to disaster, which quite frankly often happens.
Each setback Mark suffers makes his chances of survival look increasingly unlikely but it is often met with a clever quip and a new plan that will likely be dangerous but necessary.
While Mark is figuring stuff out on Mars, there is also the impact of the situation within NASA and their efforts to keep him alive long enough to rescue him, this itself is filled with major setbacks.
A lot of the technical stuff want way over my head, I’m assuming it was well researched beforehand, but it didn’t take anything away from the story. This is a story about the greatest botanist is Mars history (and space pirate), of course I’m not going to get it all haha.
An easy recommendation from me for this book, it’s great, go check it out if you haven’t...the film is pretty good as well.