Jimmy’s Comments (group member since Oct 18, 2016)

Jimmy’s comments from the F 16 Junior English group.

I oftentimes have difficulty finding a book that can grab my attention to the point I can’t put the book down, but The Martian by Andy Weir did just that. After the Ares 3 mission to Mars goes all sorts of wrong, the crew is forced to abandon their post and leave behind botanist Mark Watney. But Mark is very much alive. Being dead would be much easier than dealing with the situation Mark finds himself in on Mars. The first thing he does is calculate. From determining how much food he has, what supplies he’ll need, and making a plan to survive in order to make it back to Earth safely: Mark has quite the handful. The only supplies Mark has are the supplies left behind by the other crew members, which severely limits his chance at survival. This book has many different action packed chapters that often time kept me entertained for hours. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in science and action. I do not want to spoil anything for anyone but the last chapters of this novel left me on the edge of my seat, providing a great reading experience.