A review by clevergirl216
The Martian by Andy Weir

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This book had me from the very beginning with the lines “I would only be ‘in command’ of the mission if I were the only remaining person. What do you know? I’m in command.” . The personality of the astronaut that was left behind is what makes this book great. Any time the story starts dragging due to (necessary) details, he comes back with a great comment. The story is written in a way that it would be a powerful story whether he is rescued or doesn’t quite make it, and I wasn’t completely sure until the point where he survived or he didn’t survive which would happen. Marked it down a little because of a lot of the F word, which I could have done without. 
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