I was originally apprehensive about reading The Martian. I had watched the movie and loved it, but I was nervous the book wouldn’t add anything beyond what I already knew. Why pay for the book when you already watched the movie, right? Wrong! I am so glad I picked up this book, and I can say with 100% certainty that it is worth it, even if you’ve already seen the movie and basically know what happens. I loved it so much that I stayed up until 5 a.m. reading. That is WAY past my bedtime, but I just couldn’t put it down.
Space travel is not an easy topic to understand on the best of days, but Andy Weir makes it seem almost trivial in the way that he explains the basic principles behind each hurdle Watney faces. You can tell this book is incredibly well-researched, which makes sense considering Weir worked as a computer scientist for most of his life and just plain loves science. Time and again, Weir somehow takes an extremely unrelatable situation and makes it relatable for the average Joe.
One of the most enjoyable things about reading this book for me was the humor! The best way I can describe Watney is sarcastically optimistic, which is a great personality trait to have when you’re trying to survive on Mars. Watney is just a fantastic, hilarious character that immediately had me rooting for him and fully engaged from page 1.
I truly cannot think of one thing I did not love about this book and am delighted to give it a full 5-star rating. I highly recommend it to everyone, even if you’re not a fan of science. I can guarantee that after this book you will be!
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