The Martian by Andy Weir
Format: ebook
Published by Crown/Archetype on February 11th 2014
Genres: Action & Adventure, Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thrillers
Pages: 384
Source: purchased
Goodreads
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first men to walk on the surface of Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first man to die there.
It started with the dust storm that holed his suit and nearly killed him, and that forced his crew to leave him behind, sure he was already dead. Now he's stranded millions of miles from the nearest human being, with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his food would be gone years before a rescue mission could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to get him first.
But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit--he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. But will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
I had heard good things about this book. Bloggers were raving about it and I can’t pass up a book that has that much hype surrounding. Plus I LOVE me a good sci-fi book.
OMG!! I LOVED THIS BOOK SOOOOO MUCH!!! seriously y’ all I read this book in one sitting. The suspense kept me up until 6 am. I kept turning the pages and I was all like PLEASE don’t let Mark die! I loved his sense of humor. He has the same personality as me so I really connected with him. The plot was believable. I could picture myself on Mars along with him I am not usually the kind of person to develop a crush on a fictional person but I absolutely fell in love with Mark. I found myself wishing that he was real so I could write to him or something.
I love sci-fi. I also love when said sci-fi follows the rules of physics and logic. I was really good at Science in school so I can usually tell if the author is just making shit up and disregarding rules. That is not to say if the author creates his OWN world, as long as there is some semblance of order I can accept it. This book made perfect sense. There were no plot holes or loopholes or anything like that.
As I said I loved it!! The dialogue was spot on. The characters were well developed. The suspense was unbelievable. It kept me turning the pages. I couldn’t bear to stop I just HAD to know what was going to happen. I would recommend this book to everybody. In fact I have. I told everyone i KNOW YOU must READ this book!
