A review by knachknachjoke
The Martian by Andy Weir

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Possibly one of my favorite stories, ever. Despite having seen the movie many times previously, I still gasped and cheered and cried my way through this book. It's tense, it's funny, it's technical—it's everything my childhood self would have wanted out of a survival book after finishing Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, and Ender's Game.

I will absolutely be revisiting this story again and again.