The Martian

I finished the book in two days. It’s great. You will especially enjoy it if you’re interested in detailed explanations of how stuff works on Mars (farming, orbital dynamics, making water, fixing and tinkering with all the tools and machinery, etc). There isn’t a lot of emotions involved in large sections of the book, so don’t expect it. This makes sudden jokes hit very hard though. There are emotional moments and the book will keep you at the edge of your seat.

I started this book on the subway home from work, continued reading over dinner, and finished it that night in bed. It's griping, the science is solid, and it's about as close to "hard sci-fi" as you can get. The movie is also quite enjoyable.

And probably at least semi realistic? Didn't like it as much as Project Hail Mary by the same author. This sorta read as a sequence of "oh crap, another thing went wrong" problems, followed by solutions. I'm certain this is realistic - or even still overly optimistic, given what they were surviving through - but kinda made for an overly long, repetitive narrative. I suspect this is part of why they cut some of these out of the movie (and to save time, but also it got repetitive). Nevertheless, a fun read if you enjoy sci-fi that sticks close to contemporary science.

Divertido e nerdy, adorei!

Divertido e nerdy, adorei!

读完这本书是几年以前的事了，我记得我是在Kindle上读的，也记得读到(.Y.)时的大笑不止。主角乐观幽默的性格让整个旅程都相当有趣。

Interesting take on quantum computing, its uses and misuses. Unfortunately, plot is rather shallow.

Un astronauta viene per errore abbandonato su Marte e deve sopravvivere con le poche risorse a disposizione e le sue conoscenze di meccanica e botanica. Idea interessante, stile funzionale alla narrazione ma niente più, con frequenti guizzi umoristici più o meno riusciti atti ad evitare l'abbiocco del lettore dopo l'ennesimo calcolo ingegneristico spiegato nei minimi dettagli. Da ingengnere, l'ho trovato alla lunga un po' ripetitivo e con un finale un po' troppo affrettato.