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Melissa
is 93% done
Geez, I know how it ends and yet I am still so freaking tense!!!!! The words on the page haven't changed since the last time I read it, so why am I scared!! I'm at 93%, just breathe and read thru squinted eyes, lol.
— Jan 20, 2026 02:30PM
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Melissa
is 78% done
I'm glad I'm doing a re-read for many reasons, the biggest reason as it turns out is due to how much I'd forgotten. I thought I remembered the story well, and I do, but the nitty gritty, it's like reading the book again for the 1st time.
— Jan 19, 2026 11:45AM
Melissa
is 54% done
I am an emotional wreck. Rocky will have my heart forever. The way he talks about not being able to build something, and not science smart but engineer smart, and he's been ALONE!! I just can't express how hard it is to see him so sad and down.
— Jan 18, 2026 02:45PM
Melissa
is starting
Doing a re-read because the book came up recently and it's been a while, plus the movie is coming out soon. I want to enjoy the story in its pure form before potentially being ruined by cinema.
— Jan 15, 2026 02:09PM
Melissa
is finished
Wow, this was really good, fun, and tense. I, eh-hem, jumped to the end to see what happens then went back and read the rest. This is a very interesting plot and like in The Martian heavy on science speak but mostly they dumb it down in the next sentence. This would make for an interesting limited series tv show. Hollywood, call me up if you want to do it right. ;)
— Feb 26, 2021 06:41PM
Melissa
is 10% done
This is funny funny funny!! As to be expected with Andy Weir.
— Feb 23, 2021 02:29PM
Melissa
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I am intrigued and want to know more! This could be another winner.
— Feb 22, 2021 04:53PM
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Jan 22, 2026 01:34AM
I freakin’ LOVE this book!!! Certainly worthy of an re-read. Amaze, amaze, amaze!!! 🤗
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Fist my bump! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I can't believe the things I forgot happened.
I only read it six months ago but I’m sure I’ve already forgotten a lot of what I admired about it. My heart was definitely in my throat towards the end there. I’m excited to see what they’ve done with this upcoming film adaptation.
There are so many tense moments!I think if you read it again, it will all come back. I may have forgotten stuff, but as soon as I read it, I remembered, lol.
I'm excited, but scared, scared, scared for the movie. I just hope it was treated with the respect and awe it deserves. The Martian was adapted very well, I thought. The book was certainly funnier, but there are things that are hard to replicate to screen, but they did a good job.
I can’t wrap my puny brain around HOW they’re gonna pull off the adaptation, but I have faith because I LOVE the Martian film as much as the book, so I’m hoping it’s up to par.
Meags wrote: " I LOVE the Martian film as much as the book."Yay! I stayed up late into the wee hours reading The Martian, on a weekday, and I still didn't finish and had to go to work. Ugh, books like that are rough on the job, haha. I wish the audio for The Martian and Project Hail Mary were available outside Audible. I bet they are amazing.
Yeah, the audios are laugh out loud funny at times and heart-in-your-throat exciting other times. Good stuff.
Meags wrote: "Yeah, the audios are laugh out loud funny at times and heart-in-your-throat exciting other times. Good stuff."Le sigh, I knew it. 😊💜
