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Cherie
Jun 09, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-audio, published-since-2000
I remember sitting across the table from my father in 1969, holding my breath and waiting for the next words in the broadcast from the first moon landing. I definitely know how all of those people all over the world were feeling as they waited to hear if the rescue attempt for the astronaut in this story was going to be successful!

What a story! The danger, the awfulness of being alone. The stupid successes and weird humor. He never gave up, no matter what happened. It was wonderful! I will never ...more
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Yz the Whyz
May 18, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2016-reads
Awesome! I listened to it as an audiobook, and despite the many technical explanations, I was never bored.

Mark Watney is my hero!!! I want to be as smart and as optimistic as him when faced with adversity.
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Sassafrass
Feb 15, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: borrowed-library, z-ravenclaw-mmp, z-2015, z-challenge-books-2015
This was a great book. Mark was a fantastic character. He was just the kind of character who can carry a book by himself. I really enjoyed his plight and I enjoyed rooting for him just as much.

I feel like this book read like a movie. I was seeing the movie in my head as I was reading it, and it kept me fascinated.

So, why the *4 STARS*, why not 5? Well, I thought it got too bogged down in the technical. I thought that it was great but it got to be too much. And I'm a scientist. But, honestly, it ...more
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Deyara
May 17, 2014 marked it as to-read
Ariel
Aug 06, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: action-adventure, adult
ladymurmur
Sep 10, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: library, scifi, audiobook, read_2016
Katie
Nov 04, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Katie
Jan 01, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: sci-fi, best-sellers
Kathy
Jan 16, 2015 marked it as to-read
SandyC
Mar 13, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: slytherin_mmp, 2015-read
Jane
Apr 07, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Terri
Jul 26, 2015 marked it as to-read
Penney
Oct 25, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: audio, sci-fi, novel, mng14
Angie ☯
Apr 29, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: z-uno-2017
Vicki Gibson
May 19, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: bill-gates-reading-list
Lily Gold
Apr 01, 2021 added it
Shelves: sci-fi, owned
Kayla
May 02, 2025 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own, own-to-read, great-american-reads
Tien
Jun 02, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: science-fiction
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