El marciano/ The Martian

from thanbini

Freaking awesome. I can see why everyone was telling me to read it. A great story with believable and realistic characters. The Science in it seems pretty down to Earth and at no point was I saying "oh, come on...". I can't wait for the movie. I hope it is as awesome.

from Belana

What a great book! I had watched the movie, but as we all know how it is with film adaptations of books, I thought I'd finally listen to the original. Wil Wheaton does a great job with the narration. It amazes me that I was glued to my earplugs although nothing much happens throughout the book. ...

from thanbini

Freaking awesome. I can see why everyone was telling me to read it. A great story with believable and realistic characters. The Science in it seems pretty down to Earth and at no point was I saying "oh, come on...". I can't wait for the movie. I hope it is as awesome.

from jennybeast

I'm having a really hard time with the debut novel aspect of this book, because, really, how is that possible? It's fantastic. A story that hooks you in a heartbeat, presents a really believable thought experiment, and finishes it off with an incredibly likeable and funny protagonist. Yep, awesom...

from thisisstephenbetts

Does anyone else remember Einstein Anderson? He was the protagonist of a kid's book around when I was growing up, who used to deliver comeuppances to bullies through the appliance of science. Well, when he grows up he becomes Mark Watkin and gets stranded on Mars. And develops a cornball sense of...