Andy Weir

The Martian

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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 while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue 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 kill 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. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
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  • Leopoldo Pecorellishared an impression6 years ago
    👍Worth reading
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    🚀Unputdownable
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    💧Soppy

    Goood!!! I really liked it. I just couldn't stop laughing.

  • José Gonzálezshared an impression7 years ago
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    💡Learnt A Lot
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    Great story... Loved the humor in it... It's definitely a must read...

  • Mina Vshared an impression9 years ago
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    🚀Unputdownable

    I love the book, every bit of it! I can't believe, I was laughing out loud in parts that I shouldn't be laughing, but the author is a master of dark humor.

Quotes

  • Nurlan Süleymanovhas quoted6 years ago
    The cost for my survival must have been hundreds of millions of dollars. All to save one dorky botanist. Why bother?
    Well, okay. I know the answer to that. Part of it might be what I represent: progress, science, and the interplanetary future we’ve dreamed of for centuries. But really, they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it’s true.
    If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it’s found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don’t care, but they’re massively outnumbered by the people who do. And because of that, I had billions of people on my side.
    Pretty cool, eh?
    Anyway, my ribs hurt like hell, my vision is still blurry from acceleration sickness, I’m really hungry, it’ll be another 211 days before I’m back on Earth, and, apparently, I smell like a skunk took a shit on some sweat socks.
    This is the happiest day of my life.
  • billecarthas quoted10 years ago
    Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.
  • Николай Березовскийhas quoted2 years ago
    I can’t wait till I have grandchildren. “When I was younger, I had to walk to the rim of a crater. Uphill! In an EVA suit! On Mars, ya little shit! Ya hear me? Mars!”

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