The Martian by Andy Weir- 369 pages
Book Blurb:
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him & forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded & completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—& even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue 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 kill him first. But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills—& a relentless, dogged refusal to quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
My Review: 4 stars
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The Martian is a one of a kind page-turner. It’s an amazing story of survival, brilliance, quick wittedness and laugh out loud humor. I’ve never read a book in which I could so easily breeze through the science, chemistry and biology and still highly enjoy it.
This book is 100% plot driven with a highly likable main character who is stock full of sarcasm. It’s the perfect equation for a successful book.
The movie comes out soon and I can’t even begin to imagine it. I won’t spill who plays the main character so you still have time to read it and use your own mind’s eye to build the images.
Excellent, quick read!
Quotes I liked:
Jesus Christ, I’d give anything for a five-minute conversation with anyone. Anyone, anywhere. About anything.”
-“It’s kind of silly if you think about it. I’m in my space suit on mars and I’m navigating with sixteenth-century tools. But hey, they work.”
-“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
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Loved this read ! I too was not turned off by the science. This was a random pick from the bookstore and it was a favorite of the year.
Deanne, I agree although there were some scientific parts I did skim over. 😉 I loved the main characters’s humor and resilience!