This is an excellent suspense novel very similar to a modern day space version of "Robinson Crusoe". It is very well written and very readable although not always understood completely by a non-scientific non -technical person like me. It certainly holds your attention and is in the category" can't put down until completely read !!"
"The Martian" is the name Mark Watney, a botanist astronomer has given himself when he is inadvertently left on Mars, when the rest of his team leave to return to the mother ship on the voyage back to earth. The crew and NASA think he has died.
Mark, has not died and with considerable ingenuity and using his technical and botanist know-how manages to cope with his situation by using the left- behind items of the space venture .He also manages to start communications again to let NASA and the world know he is alive but will run out of food after so many days. Even in this dire situation he seems to keep his wits about him and even at times seems to be enjoying the challenge.He writes a daily log and it is well documented and even funny.
So will he be rescued or can he even be rescued?
This book will appeal to not only people who like suspense novels, but it is loaded with technical expertise and so anyone interested in space travel will find it very interesting.
I am usually not interested in books about space but this one certainly held my interest.
I certainly recommend it
I'll put that on my reading list.
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