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If you ask me for the genres I don’t like, I would first mention horror, followed by science-fiction. But guys, that was before I read The Martian!
Mark Watney is left alone in Mars during a sandstorm, when the crew had to evacuate and thought Watney was dead. But he is not. The astronaut has no way to contact Earth to tell them he is alive, and the next mission to land on Mars is scheduled in 4 years, so this man has a problem. The fact that the food he has would feed him only for less than a year before starving to death doesn’t help either. But Watney is a resourceful guy and soon he comes up with a plan: plant potatoes on Mars!
The adventures of Watney on Mars will keep you glued to the book. The story is told through daily entries he keeps in case he finds a solution to send them, but soon we start knowing what’s going on on Earth and also with Watney’s crew on their way home. This astronaut is a genius for the way we works on staying alive and getting a way to communicate with NASA, and he is also very joyful despite the situation he is in, so the book is going to lift your spirits. It talks a lot about science, though, but I think it is explained very well even for non-science people so that anyone can follow Watney’s operations.
Watney’s wisdom
I listened to the audiobook, being this the first fiction novel I haven’t read in Spanish before that I have listened to, and I think the narrator totally becomes Mark Watney. It’s like he is real and tells you what he is doing. I was so engrossed in the novel that, near the end, I had to stop, take a few minutes to think about the possible outcomes of the story (because the reader doesn’t have the slightest idea about what is going to happen), sob a little in advance in case he didn’t get it, and then continue with the book.
I really recommend it.
I think that the film will be on theatres in October, and it looks really good, doesn’t it? Be careful if you still haven’t read it and you plan to, because the trailer reveals most of the story:
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I still need to read this one, especially now that it’s being turned into a movie. It keeps getting rave reviews!
I think you’ll enjoy it, Allison, it’s really thrilling, even when it’s only one character most of the time. The film looks very good too, regarding the actors and director!
I was still wondering if I wanted to pick this one up as it has been all around and is obviously very popular. Glad you enjoyed it but now I might have to add it to my TBR.
Read it, Ciska! I think you’ll like it – it’s differente from every other books we read!
Great review, thanks for sharing your thoughts on it! I picked up the book recently and am looking forward to reading it 🙂
Thanks Lianne! Hope you like it as much as I did!
Fortunately, this is one of my favorite genres. Now only remains for me to read the book before the movie premiere.
This time I think that the film will be also very good, or so it seems. However, I’m sure the book is a little bit better, as always, so I hope you to read and enjoy it!
Me too – horror and sci if are my no no-go reads (except time travel stuff). But this one everyone loves! I am going to read it in the next month so I can see the movie in theaters.
Yes, I think that there has been a ton of people who usually don’t read this genre that have enjoyed this book. In this case James Fraser is not involved, but I think you will like it as well 😉
And, as I said before, I think the movie will also be very good.
I can’t wait to read this one. Even though I love sci-fi and horror, I haven’t found time for this one yet. It sounds excellent.
Hope you like it, Rory, taking into account that the genre is not new to you. Everything is very realistic, even though there has not been human expeditions to Mars, but it is so well explained, that you can perfectly imagine Watney there.
Waiting for your thoughts as a sci-fi reader.
I haven’t read this one yet, but it is a well known one. I really can’t do audio books!
It’s a shame you can’t listen to audiobooks – I do all the housework while listening and it makes that time so much enjoyable (as enjoyable as housework can be!). In any case, hope you read the book!
I really want to read this book but am having trouble fitting it into my TBR qieue. Hopefully soon.
Once you start it, it will be fast, I promise, because you can’t stop reading! Hope you like it!
I also listened to this on an audiobook and really liked the narrator!
I can’t read this one until I know if he makes it back alive and no one’s said yet.
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