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The Martian - Book Board
Posted on 1/7/15 at 2:47 am
Posted on 1/7/15 at 2:47 am
I am reading the Martian by Andy Weir. Holy shite this is an awesome book. The hero of the book is hilarious and I love how the author weaves technology into the story.
I pumped because I just found out that Ridley Scott is making this and should be released this year.
What is everyone else's thoughts on this book?
I pumped because I just found out that Ridley Scott is making this and should be released this year.
What is everyone else's thoughts on this book?
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Posted on 1/7/15 at 7:01 am to lsufanintexas
what's the underlying tone of the story? humor? psychological horror?
Posted on 1/7/15 at 8:00 am to lsufanintexas
I actually read 90% of the story when Weir was posting it on his website. Bought it on Kindle and reread it in a few hours over the Holidays.
It's a great book. I agree about how he weaves technology into the story. You can't help but root for Watney to make it off Mars. It's like Robinson Crusoe but on Mars.
It's a great book. I agree about how he weaves technology into the story. You can't help but root for Watney to make it off Mars. It's like Robinson Crusoe but on Mars.
This post was edited on 1/7/15 at 8:02 am
Posted on 1/7/15 at 11:25 am to polizei11
Posted on 1/7/15 at 11:38 am to lsufanintexas
Is there any fantasy aspect to it or is it pure sci-fi? I can get into a sci-fi book with strong fantasy elements like Star Wars or Dune, but I get bored by pure sci-fi.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 1:36 pm to LeonPhelps
Pure scifi it is pretty funny though.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 1:59 pm to lsufanintexas
I started a similar thread to this one a couple of weeks ago. I really liked the book.
I'm interested to see how Matt Damon will pull off this role. Especially since the majority of his part of the story is internal dialogue.
I'm interested to see how Matt Damon will pull off this role. Especially since the majority of his part of the story is internal dialogue.
This post was edited on 1/7/15 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 1/7/15 at 2:06 pm to auburn32
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I'm interested to see how Matt Damon will pull off this role.
I think the last Bourne movie might be the last movie he was in I enjoyed. I can't stand him as a person in real life, so maybe that taints my views of his movies. His class warfare abortion of a movie Elysium makes me cautious for any future sci-fi movie he attempts.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 2:44 pm to LeonPhelps
the book was awesome!
i loved it.
i loved it.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 2:54 pm to lsufanintexas
It had a few pretty funny lol moments.
I thought the science/math/physics discussions went a little overboard and didn't really add anything after the first explanations. Regardless it was a very easy and quick read that I would recommend.
I am interested in the movie and think that Damon was a good choice for the lead.
I thought the science/math/physics discussions went a little overboard and didn't really add anything after the first explanations. Regardless it was a very easy and quick read that I would recommend.
I am interested in the movie and think that Damon was a good choice for the lead.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 4:10 pm to lsufanintexas
I thought the story was great, but Andy Weir isn't a good writer at all. I was super impressed with the amount of science he knew even if it bogged down the book some.
I actually expect in this case for the movie to be better than the book.
I actually expect in this case for the movie to be better than the book.
Posted on 1/7/15 at 4:15 pm to DallasTiger11
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I actually expect in this case for the movie to be better than the book.
I think it will be much better as long as they get the humor right.
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