Connor Meredith’s Reviews > Red Mars > Status Update

Oh. My. God.

I'm what, a dozen percent further than my last update? And so much has happened.

Frank needs therapy.

So does the equator.

Red Mars details a tragic event in its opening scene, and then switches to describing the months and years leading up to that event. 18 audiobook hours into this story and I'm still gutted by the event I knew was coming from the very start. It seems like the remaining 6 hours will stick with the aftermath, but we shall see!

Friendship with Maya ended. Nadia and Anne are my new best friends.

Anyway, this book is still great. Wonderfully developed characters and a fascinating setting. Can't get enough.

I can already tell this is going to be a good book. I first heard of it on the "Ologies" podcast where a planetary scientist studying Mars (an Areology) praised its accurate descriptions of Martian landscapes and called it one of the best pieces of Mars sci fi. She also said that although the author is not a scientist, he has done a diligent job at including more realistic science than normally seen in this genre.