Week #9: The Martian

        Book: The Martian
        Author: Andy Weir
        Genre: Science Fiction/Realistic

        I really enjoyed this book, because there were so many unique elements to it, and the entire experience was really a refreshing look at science fiction. It follows the story of Mark Watney, an astronaut who was part of one the first manned missions to Mars in the near future, who was studying the surface with others. An unexpected storm comes, and during the fast evacuation, he found himself rolling down a dune impaled with an antenna, and the ship filled with his colleagues ascending in the other direction. He was left behind on the red planet be himself with very limited resources, and faced with the hard yet simple task of surviving.
       
        As I said this book is very different from most science fiction we have become accustom to, because it points out and explains the details of all the technology and science Mark comes into sight with. This makes the story much more believable, because it seems as though the reader is reading a story from real life and nothing is made-up or fantastical. The writing style is good (not beautiful... much like the book) and the entire story is very well told. I had a great time reading this, and despite the scientific basis that the book has, I believe everyone could enjoy reading this.

        This is answering the blog question: My favorite character is Mark, because for the most part he is the lone character in the book