The Martian

Mark Never gives up, always works to his goal of returning home

Gets Help

Gathers a new radio,
Despite a 20 day journey.

Communication with Earth

Modifies existing technology to better suit him

Rover becomes livable

Water Reclaimer to water plants

NASA never gives up on Mark

They could easily give up and say Mark died to save budget

Hope

Isolation

Phycological Thriller

Rich Purnell

His genius way of thinking saved Mark

Physican

Mark Watney

Main character

He tells his own story in first person

Survives on Mars in isolation

Grows his own food and comes up with realistic and thoughtful plans.

An intelligent human being

Mindy Park

Satelitte communications engineer

Quickly becomes involved in conversations with upper-level NASA officials on how to track Watney’s progress, make contact with him, and eventually rescue him.

The writing is mediocre at best, but it's originality is undeniable.

Some chapters lack ambition and tension which isn't a bad thing, but it does make a lot more predictable.

A lot more difficult to get into and the book is more indirect

A lot of chapters really come over as effortless, as if Reir wrote them in like 5 minutes. This comes off as mediocre and under thoughtful. Which kind off leaves my interest dry after reading the first quarter of the book.

And although I didn't really like this book. I do have to say that it feels complete. The book does make sense and it does feel like it's ahead of its time.

The book would've been more revolutionary if someone else come up with this storyline. It would've been more impactful if the writer had put a lot more effort into making it less predictble because this thing could've been an absolute classic with more structured and thoughtful writing schemes. Now it justb leaves a lot to be desired.

Andy Weir

Born June 16, 1972

He also wrote the books Artemis and Project Hail Mary

In 2014 and 2017 Reir won the Goodreads choice awards for Best Science Fiction

Science Fiction

Fiction/partly unrealistic

Drama

Emotional Themes

Personal development

Nerdy and scientific language

Dry and sometimes corny humor

Very detailed

Longer sentences

Both written in the first and third person

A pretty basic structure

Setting (Mars)

Seperation

Loneliness

Rover

Loyalty

Return Home

Journeys end

Pathfinder

The Path home

The events of The Martian take place on Mars, Earth, and in outer space.

The Martian is set at the 'Ares 3' site in on Mars' southern Acidalia Planitia. Which is a flat area.

The novel is set around the year 2035.