Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first men to walk on the surface of Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first man to die there.
It started with the dust storm that holed his suit and nearly killed him, and that forced his crew to leave him behind, sure he was already dead. Now he's stranded millions of miles from the nearest human being, with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his food would be gone years before a rescue mission could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to get him first.
But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills--and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit--he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. But will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
*** Rated 5 Stars ***
This is without a doubt one of the best books I have ever read. In fact I am tempted to read it again straight away, because I miss reading it...
First of all the story is really good. The main character is stranded on Mars, all alone, and now he has to try to survive long enough to (hopefully) get rescued. We get to see how he handles it, both technically and mentally.
I love the way the book is written. Mixed with a little bit of science to make in believable, but not so much that it gets boring.
I struggled to put the book down, I just kept wanting to find out what would happen next!
And it's really funny too!
I can't think of a single thing that I would change with this book... Well done, Andy Weir, well done!
I would recommend this book to everyone! Even if you're not into sci-fi, this book is full of action and suspense!
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