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The Martian
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Opted for the film
Description: 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 forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars's surface, with no way to signal Earth that he's alive. And even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone years before a rescue could arrive.
Chances are, though, Mark 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.
Armed with nothing but his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength--Mark embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive. But will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
Loved it!
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bookshelves: winter-20152016, adventure, spaaaaaace, sci-fi, dec-2015-free-for-all, film-only, tbr-busting-2015
Aug 19, 2015
bookshelves: winter-20152016, adventure, spaaaaaace, sci-fi, dec-2015-free-for-all, film-only, tbr-busting-2015
Opted for the filmDescription: 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 forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars's surface, with no way to signal Earth that he's alive. And even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone years before a rescue could arrive.
Chances are, though, Mark 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.
Armed with nothing but his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength--Mark embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive. But will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
Loved it!
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Dec 23, 2015 02:55PM
Bettie, I didn't even know I had this book till you liked it! How's that for science fiction!
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This was a read of much fun, and I thought at the time would make a good movie.
Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "This was a read of much fun, and I thought at the time would make a good movie."Not fond of **say it flatly** 'Matt Damon' but I did enjoy
Thank you for the review!The movie complements the book so well. I loved them both.
