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The Martian
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Selected for common reading at North Lake College Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read 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?Show more
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Love the format. The determination of man to survive is amazing and Watney is a great characterization.
Stranded on Mars. . . . not exactly what I expected. A little slow in spots, but all in all a good book. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in space travel and scifi.
This book was gripping and fast-paced from the very beginning, and I just couldn't put it down. The main character was extremely likable and easy to read, and the flashes of the people on Earth or Watney's crewmates were a nice breath of fresh air every so often so that we could see what everyone else was doing to try and help. This isn't just a survival story — it's one about a team of people working together and beating unbeatable odds in ...read more
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