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Jul 08, 2017sgang624 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Martian is a suspenseful and nail-biting novel which keeps the reader on his/her toes as Mark Watney, a NASA astronaut with a background in botany, struggles to cope with living on Mars after he is abandoned by his crew as they think he was killed due to a deadly dust storm. Surprise, surprise!...Watney is still alive. After waking up from the storm, Watney has to use his skill set to find a way to make food and water, and communicate with Earth, as scientists can help give him supplements until they find out a way to save him. Even though Watney is struggling to find a way back home, he still has time to conceive witty jokes. The best part of this novel is how realistic everything is. The author, Andy Weir, had to research for a few years to make the story as convincing as possible at the same time appealing to a variety of audiences, especially consisting of sci-fi geeks. However, there is quite a bit of profanity, so I recommend this for more mature readers who are in their teens. If you are a mature fan of science fiction who has not read this novel or has only seen the movie, I suggest that you should try reading this novel whenever you get the time.