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The Martian Guy gets left behind on Mars and MacGyvers his way to safety. This was the most fun I’ve had reading sci fi in years. It’s set in a near future based on plausible advances in science and technology, and the characters feel like normal people. It doesn’t ask for any outsized mental stretching. It feels like hanging out with Dave who worked as a shop foreman for my parents. I loved Dave. And I loved this book. Mark Watney’s goofiness can be a bit over the top sometimes, but better that than being stuck alone on Mars for a year with some dour grump. And he’s high agency, so it’s easy enough to forgive. The book has some flavor of Endurance and Robinson Crusoe, but it’s also kind of like a @smartereveryday series about getting stuck on Mars. It’s a great survival narrative. It’s got just enough science and technology to give it an authentic and immediate feeling without ever getting bogged down. Highly recommended by my 6yo and me. Feels like canonical sci fi.
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7858
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@kyle thank you for the recommendation!
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Desh Saxena
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Project hail mary is also fantastic
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Ayu 🍂
@athreya
Now on my list 😉
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nicholas 🧨
@nicholas
it's on my list
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Tokenized Human
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I agree, I enjoyed this book too. The stuff on earth felt pulpy but the tech science stuff on Mars was written in a way that made it both informative and exciting. It's a page turner I'd read again.
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Joshua Fisher ⌐◨-◨
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The movie was good too!
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