A review by abbyl819
The Martian by Andy Weir

5.0

This book is fantastic. I can't even think of any other way to describe it. I read this book incredibly quickly, despite the sheer amount of complicated science and engineering that it explains throughout it. I thought this would make it drag and be difficult to understand, but the way it was written caused it to do nothing but add to the story. I am so incredibly impressed with Andy Weir for working out all the science, engineering, and technology behind these fictional Ares missions. At times I had to remind myself this isn't real and that I am not reading the equivalent of a documentary. All the details were there, and it is beyond me how Weir thought of everything and worked out all the specifics. Not only this, Mark Watney is such a funny and sarcastic genius, I loved reading about him and his struggles on Mars. I am so impressed by this book, and I will definitely be reading anything else similar to it that Andy Weir puts out in the future.