Book Review: "The Martian"

My feelings for this book after its completion were incredibly torn. One on hand, it was a great survival story about a topic that has been most utilized for frightening space monsters. On the other hand, I found the book to be a bit too scientific/technical for my liking (I do not always want to have to use critical and analytical thinking skills when I read; this book forced me to!).

I chose to read this book because I am attracted to survival stories. How awesome it would be to delve into one about a lone astronaut on Mars! I very much enjoyed the premise of this "Lone Ranger" abandoned by his piers on a foreign planet. It was interesting to see how one would adapt and survive in a situation that should lead to inevitable death. For this part of the story, I was able to remain hooked.

However, what caused my mind to wonder as I read was the overwhelming presence of technical language and lack of satisfying character development. This did not take away from my interest in the survival story, but it did make it very difficult for me to relate to the character in anyway.

While I cannot rate this book five stars, I can recommend it by prefacing that readers will not be able to relate to this kind of survival story. 

Please note that I received this book I exchange for an honest and open review. 

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