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I'm not a big fan of science fiction but I loved this book. Gave me heart palpitations because I can think of nothing worse than being stuck alone on Mars, but Mark Watney's log entries were hilarious and had me laughing out loud several times.
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This book just wasn't my thing. It felt like I was reading a script for MacGyver -- which, while interesting, isn't especially literary. I give Weir credit for certainly having a deep technical knowledge of NASA, Mars, and space exploration. But the prose was super simplistic (like a script), and my biggest thing was that I didn't feel any of the suspense other people claimed to feel. (Spoiler alert): I didn't for one second think that Weir would kill his character. It all felt contrived to me.
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I loved this book!
Snarky, interesting and ends on a positive note!
I was totally into this book and thought it was such a feat, plus it was a page-turner.
But I had one qualm: character development. Was Mark Watney really so different at the end of the book as at the beginning? And really, he didn't bring any books or music of his own?? I could suspend my disbelief about a guy being left on Mars, but not about that.
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But I had one qualm: character development. Was Mark Watney really so different at the end of the book as at the beginning? And really, he didn't bring any books or music of his own?? I could suspend my disbelief about a guy being left on Mars, but not about that.
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A castaway adventure story with a space-age skin. What's not to love about a book like that? For a person that is not up to date on the technological advances in space exploration, the story was very convincing. I read another review where there was a complaint about Watney's nonchalance and informality when it came to logging his progress. I feel that this made the story more authentic. He's a human stuck on Mars, wanting to get off. At some point, some humor needs to get in there, and less for
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Very enjoyable and feel good. Less science fiction and more survival.
Only thing that kept this from 5 stars was that the characters were pretty flat and stereotypical. But the storyline and the humor were fantastic, and the solid grounding in current scientific theory made for a fascinating read. This really only qualifies as Science Fiction because we haven't gone to Mars yet, but everything in here could have happened today.
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This is really a fantastic book. I will definitely read this one again and highly recommend it!
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Dec 20, 2014
Kate (kate_reads_)
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it was amazing
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Jan 30, 2015
alana
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really liked it
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Jul 18, 2015
Vanessa
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it was ok
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