Hardcover, 369 pages
English language
Published July 11, 2014 by Ballentine Books.
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 the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars' surface, completely alone. 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. But Mark's not ready to quit. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity and his engineering skills—and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength—he embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive, using …
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 the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars' surface, completely alone. 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. But Mark's not ready to quit. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity and his engineering skills—and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength—he embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive, using his botany expertise to grow food and even hatch- ing a mad plan to contact NASA back on Earth.
As he overcomes one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next, Mark begins to let himself believe he might make it off the planet alive.
But Mars has plenty of surprises in store for him yet.
Grounded in real, present-day science from the first page to the last. yet propelled by a brilliantly ingenious plot that surprises the reader again and again, The Martian is a truly remarkable thriller: an impossible-to- put-down suspense novel that manages tc read like a real-life survival tale. --front flap
The Martian has everything you heard about it - hard science fiction, snarky humor and humans pulling together towards a singular goal. Given how hard it dives into numbers and science, it's a surprisingly fun and light read.
The Martian is my favourite science fiction novel of all time, not only because its ingenuity in keeping the reader on the edge, but also because of how "down-to-Mars" it is regarding scientific accuracy. Having started to read this novel, I just couldn't put it down for a second, and kept thinking about the plot during meal breaks. The Martian is fantastic, and I do not regret a second of reading it.
I love this book, definitely to hold a paper version too.
It reminds on a whole deal of scifi books we had years back when humanity was able to dream of bigger things than metaverses and onlyfans models.
brilliant!
this one was an audio book so I am aware my perception is skewed by the narrator but Weir's artwork is just splendid;
I love the movie but for some reason they have decided to film all the wrong things, it could be some much more;
I won't spoil here but it is a very thrilling story with lots of 'mechanics' described (for the lack of a better word). It tries to depict everything through the system thinking approach while simulating one engineer's thinking;
I will be looking for something similar, it reads like a project management guide, not lying here XD
Divertido e nerdy, adorei!
Divertido e nerdy, adorei!
读完这本书是几年以前的事了，我记得我是在Kindle上读的，也记得读到(.Y.)时的大笑不止。主角乐观幽默的性格让整个旅程都相当有趣。
Абсолютно платоновский Уэйр: набор совершенно уже не экзотичных околонаучных фактоидов завёрнут в настолько тонкую сценарную обёртку, что всю требуху и кости видно с первого взгляда.
Представляет исключительно исследовательский интерес.
Excellent Reread
Stunning read, couldn't wait to turn each page. The pacing was incredible, the characters fantastic, just enough science talk to keep it understandable and believable while not over-loading the reader with "techno babble".
“Quantum physics doesn’t make any sense,” she said. “Please don’t try to think about it too much. It can be very distressing.”
This booklet out of the Forward series was intriguing as well.
It explores a scenario where Quantum Computing becomes mainstream and is now used to crack the algorithms of Vegas casino's. And indeed, our world would become very interesting, as QC will break many things, like our encryption, non of our passwords will be safe anymore!
Quite a page-turner. The pacing here is just about perfect. This one is a rare hard science fiction title that is immediately accessible and easy to read. Highly recommended.
I saw the movie first.
This book ruined the movie for me. It is that much better.
I felt the stress, the isolation, the tension and the relief. One of those books when you get close to the end there is absolutely no chance of you putting it down.
Loved the level of science geekery, the characters all felt real and the story was engaging all the way through.
Listened to the audiobook, don't know if that impacted things but I doubt it.
Got to this one kinda late. Especially considering I worked at a space startup in 2015, where everyone raved about it. I saw the movie and enjoyed that so I figured I'd give the book a go on my recent flight. Turns out it's a really bad choice to read while flying. I started hoarding peanuts and listening for Hull breaches.
All told it was an interesting story that didn't manage to lose me with technical details. I will say that I agree with much of the criticism. The protagonists voice is as monotonously upbeat, as his earthbound counterparts are grumpy. It sucked the tension out of an impossibly tense situation. Still, I like the guy, and I think sometimes I read books to learn to think like another person. Mark Watney is as good a role model as I could want.
