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wanderstheuniverse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Man, this was- I have no words.
I’m in awe, wonder, and “surreal-ness” all wrapped in one, created this gut feeling that I’m so in love with.
It felt real. Truly. It felt like I read Mark Watney’s actual biography, if he was a real person. I love this. The movie stayed true to the original and I am so grateful. It’s a truly beautiful and unique story that I am glad to experience at least once in my life. This is one of those books that you cannot, or will not, stop thinking about.
One of the first books I wish I could rate 6+ stars on.
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Death, Excrement, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement
clara_h39's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
fuzzball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Medical content, and Cannibalism
louisepea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Excrement, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Blood, Medical content, and Grief
oxfordcommas91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
First, the audiobook is great. The fast paced, quick narration style and Wil Wheaton's narration made this a win for listening to on a long car ride. It keeps your attention and it's hard to "put down" because one chapter just flows into the next and there's constant action.
Martian and Project Hail Mary are similar in many ways, including the fact that it feels easy to confuse the two protagonists. While I don't mind when authors have a "type" it does make me wonder if Weir can only write the snarky/sarcastic, big ego, middle aged dude type. Despite that, it does work - Weir is talented and brings you right into the seat of the action every time.
This book flew by and I wish there was more of this epic adventure!
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death, Drug use, and Cannibalism
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
carlafiorenzo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
saskiahill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Colonisation
robbiehuman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Although I enjoyed Project Hail Mary much more, this was still good and I was invested in the mission to save Mark Watney as well. The humor gets kinda childish, but it still made me laugh a few times.
I will say I was curious on how Andy Weir was going to handle the narrative of Watney being the only man on Mars and trying to survive and make it back to Earth. I thought it was very much going to be a solo mission and so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that we were also going to get the pov of the crew on Earth who are also working to save Watney's life. I think this is what I enjoyed most about the book, that even though Watney is physically on his own on another planet, he's not in the fight alone because he has a whole team and crew working with him to save his life. It was very touching to see the amount of people working to save one person.
Graphic: Confinement, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Cannibalism
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts