Summary of The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir | Summary & Analysis

by aBookaDay

Warning This is an independent addition to The Martian, meant to enhance your experience of the original book. If you have not yet bought the original copy, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial summary from aBookaDay. Mark Watney is a dead man walking. As a member of the Ares 3 Mars mission, he landed with five crewmates for an assignment meant to be a month long. Then the storm came, and the crew was forced to evacuate. Watney, presumed dead by the rest of his team, was left behind. Watney made it through the storm, but with communications wiped out, he has no way of telling Earth that he's alive. Even if he did, outfitting a mission to collect him would take years. He's run the numbers, and the odds are literally impossible. On Earth, and on the ship Hermes, friends and strangers alike grieve for a fallen hero, while alone on an alien planet where even the smallest mistake means certain death, the man they mourn struggles to survive. Read more.... Download your copy today! for a limited time discount of only $2.99! Available on PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. (c) 2015 All Rights Reserved

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Audiobook

44 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2015

Reviews

[Harper Miller · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't buy this. This is AI-generated crap. This should be removed from Goodreads.

[Bill Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because I liked the movie, and it was no surprise that the film followed the book plot closely but contained more detail. I appreciated the structure of using daily (sol) logs to reveal the plot instead of chapters. Very creative. This choice made for a fast read and an easy way to put the book down for the evening.
Like the movie, the story is a well-thought-out survival story of an astronaut stuck on Mars. In the movie, there was a glaring plot problem. The site only had one radio, and it broke. I thought that was lousy writing. In the book, there were three, but the special antennas were all on the same mast. I thought this was a much better concept.
I enjoyed the book with one exception. The ending was abrupt. I would have preferred ten more pages about his life and the crew’s life after the mission. It was a good read, and I recommend it to readers who like survival and science fiction stories.

[Lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Astronaut and biologist Mark Watney is trapped on Mars after a storm leaves him stranded without his crew. He must find ways to communicate with NASA and survive with limited resources. Mark goes through successful accomplishments and unlucky failures, finding the Mars rover and losing communication with NASA except for morse code. NASA has to bring Mark back, and also goes through struggles, with constraints on time being absurdly short. Mark must find ways to survive while NASA brings him back.

[Katerina Rouchos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I watched the film and really enjoyed it a long while back, and a friend of mine gifted this book to me. It was everything I'd hoped for! The extra details not included in the film were a joy to read, the writing style is easy to read and well-executed, and I completely devoured this book in a day.

I'd definitely read it again.

[Enrico Zara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I watch the movie first (I know how bad) but this book was such a great read anyway. There are few parts which are omitted in the movie which I noticed when I re-watched it and also some small changes in the final part.
Best book of the three a must read for yeh space sci-di lovers.

[Teliha · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best Andy Weir novel, I'm surprised to see so many dissenting opinions. I'm perhaps a fan of younger characters and more whimsical stories, but this was the definition of a grounded character, dilemma and story.

Science fiction done right.

[Tuavma · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir is a book based in a movie. This book is so crazy and amazing. I like this one.

[Riad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Golden standard of Sci-fi

[Madeline Michalopulos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would really give this 4.5. Such witty writing. Really liked this book

[Iuliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Briliant book! Love the sarcastic nature of the main character, the plot, the way the book was narrated by Whil Wheaton.

[Marlon Jayson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this far more than the movie. I figured after watching the movie I'd give it a whirl. Definitely worth my time. I suspect Hail Mary might be better, but we will see LOL.

[Mr Martyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best SF books I've read.

[Matilde Gaupaas]

To siste summaries er noveller av Nina Lykke som ikke ligger inne her.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was incredible! Funny, emotional, and well written. A true tale of resilience and humanity!

[James Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome!!

[Georgia · Rating 5 out of 5]

ate and left no crumbs

[bookreader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun!

[Dirk Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grounded, better than the movie btw, and should be on every sci fi readers list.

[Petret99 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Almost finished reading this book but just couldn't do it. Way too long, seemed to go on forever. I didn't have much interest in his complete "greenhouse" construction for one thing...

[Jan Bandich · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not usually a sci-fi fan, but I loved this Robinson Crusoe meet MacGyver on Mars story, so much that I bought and read Artemis as soon as it came out.