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| Original Title: | The Martian |
| ISBN: | 0804139024 (ISBN13: 9780804139021) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Martian #1 |
| Characters: | Mark Watney, Venkat Kapoor, Melissa Lewis, Rick Martinez, Beth Johanssen, Alex Vogel, Teddy Sanders, Mindy Park, Annie Montrose, Bruce Ng, Mitch Henderson, Chris Beck, Rich Purnell, Brendan Hutch |
| Setting: | Mars Houston, Texas(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Bestes ausländisches Werk (Best Foreign Work) (2015), John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2015), Audie Award for Science Fiction (2015), ALA Alex Award (2015), Premio Ignotus for Mejor novela extranjera (Best Foreign Novel) (2015) 本屋大賞 Nominee for Translated Fiction (2015), Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction & Nominee for Debut Goodreads Author (2014) and Nominee for Best of the Best (2018), Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (2016), Seiun Award 星雲賞 for Best Foreign Novel (2015), ITW Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2015) |
Andy Weir
Hardcover | Pages: 369 pages Rating: 4.4 | 757105 Users | 70841 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Martian (The Martian #1) |
| Author | : | Andy Weir |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | US / CAN Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 369 pages |
| Published | : | February 11th 2014 by Crown (first published September 27th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Humor. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Writing. Essays. Short Stories |
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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 and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and 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 — and 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?Rating About Books The Martian (The Martian #1)
Ratings: 4.4 From 757105 Users | 70841 ReviewsComment On About Books The Martian (The Martian #1)
So that is the situation. Im stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Hermes or Earth. Everyone thinks Im dead. Im in a Hab designed to last thirty-one days. If the oxygenator breaks down, Ill suffocate. If the water reclaimer breaks down, Ill die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, Ill just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, Ill eventually run out of food and starve to death. So yea. Im fucked.When I read the line kind of explode I couldnt help thinking of ArnoldMission Control to Reviewer One...Reviewer One, here. Go ahead, Mission Control...Lift off minus fifteen. Final Systems Check...Roger, Mission Control...Characters... Go...Story... Go...Style... Go...Overall Reading Experience... Go...Roger, Reviewer One. All Systems are Go. Iniating Countdown.Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Two!...One! Lift off! We have a lift off!...Welcome to CNN's Reviewer One Report. Presented to you thanks to the sponsorship of "The Martian"'s Quotes... No
How many exclamation points can you shove into one book?Time to start off 2015 with an unpopular opinion: I did not like how Andy Weir wrote The Martian. He writes science well, and his background in research and technical prose shows, but by page 100 the style of the book got repetitive. Watney discovers a problem. Watney worries for a sentence or two. Watney comes up with a solution. Watney enacts the solution with minimal struggle. Watney celebrates. Rinse and repeat.I also have no idea how
Im pretty much fucked. Ok, show of hands. How many of you have uttered these exact words? (or words to that effect). Not everyone? I see we have some liars out there. How many have said them at least twice? Three times? Four? Those with hands still up, you probably need to make some adjustments to your approach, find a safer line of work, hobbies that do not entail long drops, stop trying the weekly specials at McBlowfish, or seek out people to date who are into less extremeumsports. These are
I fucking love your review. Agree 100%.
Im pretty much fucked. Ok, show of hands. How many of you have uttered these exact words? (or words to that effect). Not everyone? I see we have some liars out there. How many have said them at least twice? Three times? Four? Those with hands still up, you probably need to make some adjustments to your approach, find a safer line of work, hobbies that do not entail long drops, stop trying the weekly specials at McBlowfish, or seek out people to date who are into less extremeumsports. These are
Im stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with Hermes or Earth. Everyone thinks Im dead. Im in a Hab designed to last 31 days.If the Oxygenator breaks down, Ill suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, Ill die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, Ill just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, Ill eventually run out of food and starve to death.So yeah. Im fucked. If you think about it, Robinson Crusoe is kind of a whiny pussy, I say, while sitting in my plush computer chair,
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