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?
My review...........5 stars!!
This is a sci-fi book people......and I freaking LOVED it!! It is probably important to mention a couple things about me that may have influenced my love of this book. I have always been a science geek, and I was an 11 year old girl (following every aspect) when we landed a man on the moon. The space program has always held a huge interest for me. Then again, I've read a lot of reviews for this book, and not one of them has been anything but positive. We can't all be space geeks right?
The book is written primarily as journal entries from Mark Watney. There are also chapters within the story that detail what is going on at mission control, once they realize Mark is stranded on Mars. The main character is one of the best characters to ever be written. He is smart, industrious, genuine,funny (laugh out loud funny in several places). It was amazing to me that the author would create scenarios, and have the knowledge of how to get Mark out of them. The whole idea of him trying to solve his food issue was fascinating!
I could not put this book down. I had to see Mark through all of his crises. This would make such a great movie, I hope it is optioned for one. Get this book, you won't be sorry!
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.
I have seen nothing but excellent reviews for this. Everyone telling me to read it. I guess I need to listen to y'all! 🙂
It's a really good read. I hope you enjoy it.
I enjoyed your review. This is one I might not normally pick up, but I'm going to add it to my to read list.
I would not normally read what is considered sci-fi, but this book encompasses a lot more than that.
You are so right I haven't seen a less than positive review from anyone with this book. I hope to listen to it on audio sometime this year. I think it would lend itself very well to the audio version.
Yes, I think it would be an excellent choice for audio!
i loved this too, and it has been optioned for a movie, by Matt Damon I believe.
Oh yay......I think it will make a fantastic movie!