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Ella: Martian Book Review

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The Martian By Andy Weir

Review By Ella M.

 

     In many peoples modern lives, they don't worry about survival, but, in the book The Martian by Andy Weir, the main protagonist Mark Watney, is faced with one of the most challenging tasks ever: survive Mars alone, for over 400 days, in a Hab that is designed to last around 30 days.

     After an abort mission on Mars, the Ares 3 crew looses a faithful friend, Mark  Watney, when he is hit with debris from a extreme dust storm and is believed dead;Only to wake up the next day, or sol (a day on mars) alive, but wounded. He's then faced with the task to survive mars until the next Ares Mission and must find away to get to the landing sight in Schiaparelli Crater. But even if he can fix the machinery and life support, or nothing else kills him, he's going to run out of food way before the next mission comes. So what can Mark do? Some how grow food on a planet where nothing grows.

     Vincent Kapoor, director of the Ares Missions is determined to get a satellite photo of the Ares 3 Hab. Once he finally does, what thy see is terrifying; two of the emergency     pop-up tent are up and one of the rovers moved. That could be the wind, or they forgot to log those actions, right? Then the see no body. Mark Watney's body is gone. So, naturally, everyone freaks out, 'cause there's no body. Whats that mean? He's still alive. Then they need to talk to him, well, communicate at least, but Mars thinks otherwise. In an insane mash of killer drills and an endless supply of disco music, they need to get Mark home.

     I would recommend this book to an older audience, at least possibly 6th or 7th grade ages at the earliest, (because of swearing and the general intensity) but besides that, I think people should read it. It's fairly scientifically accurate, and very realistic. It even recently came out as a movie! (But also read the book, they missed a few thing in the movie). So in general, I would recommend this book to most people for its scientific accuracy and how the intensity is countered by jokes and how it's generally a great book.

 

 

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lilly said

at 9:01 am on Oct 19, 2015

Like it!!!!!

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