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“I guess you could call it a "failure", but I prefer the term "learning experience.”
Finally! I got the chance to read Andy Weir’s bestselling classic (now turned into a movie) “The Martian” and now I am seriously kicking myself for not reading this book sooner! Who would have thought that I would be reading a science fiction novel that is full of adventure, drama and humor?
The book starts off with a space crew going on Mars to explore the red planet when suddenly, a dust storm shows up and t ...more
4 ½ stars.
I saw the movie first and really enjoyed it--so much that I couldn’t resist buying the book when I spotted it on special and read it instead of reading other things I’ve had sitting around awhile.
The moviemakers stuck amazingly close to the contents of the book, although (of course) they left out/streamlined some sections; adapted things into more cinematic format (most of Mark’s logs in the book are text entries, but in the movie they’re vlogs); made a few things more dramatic than t ...more
I saw the movie first and really enjoyed it--so much that I couldn’t resist buying the book when I spotted it on special and read it instead of reading other things I’ve had sitting around awhile.
The moviemakers stuck amazingly close to the contents of the book, although (of course) they left out/streamlined some sections; adapted things into more cinematic format (most of Mark’s logs in the book are text entries, but in the movie they’re vlogs); made a few things more dramatic than t ...more
Loved it! Review to follow.
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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I'd heard great things about this book, so I was quite excited to get to read it. My conclusion? It's going to be a great movie, but as a book it is held back by some of the author's choices.
I knew going into the book that it was humorous, so I wasn't expecting a suspense filled experience. But I have to say, the narrator's journal entries stretched believability. We know little about him - nothing about his past or his relationships with anyone outside of his parents and crewmates. His journal ...more
I knew going into the book that it was humorous, so I wasn't expecting a suspense filled experience. But I have to say, the narrator's journal entries stretched believability. We know little about him - nothing about his past or his relationships with anyone outside of his parents and crewmates. His journal ...more
I loved this, couldn't put it down. It was funny because my Kindle kept dying while I was reading it, so every time Mark was having power problems-I kind of was too. I've read what other people are saying about this, that it's Macguyver on Mars, and I do agree. That's not a bad thing! I wasn't bothered by the lack of emotion from Mark, I got a general idea of his personality from his "log" reports and emotion probably would have bogged this story down. It does have a ton of tension, and I think
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Very funny, well paced, interesting novel.
Feb 01, 2014
Tani
marked it as to-read
Apr 10, 2014
Priscilla
marked it as to-read
Oct 16, 2014
Marla
marked it as to-read
Jan 22, 2015
Donna Lou
marked it as to-read
Apr 07, 2021
Fran
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