Science fiction 2011

Martian by Andy Weir

Published in Spanish as El marciano

"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

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What it is

Surviving with everything scarce · it makes you laugh

What happens in it

Survival

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How it's told

Pulls you in with
The plot
Style
Easy to get into

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like stories about holding on, whatever it takes
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you want to laugh out loud

Maybe not if…

  • how it's written matters more to you than what happens

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