I have no doubt it will be among my top ten audio listens for 2015.īuy it. The Martian is the type of book I would feel comfortable buying for everyone on Christmas list. Despite all of the technical jargon, he allowed the story to flow and in my opinion, even none science fiction readers will enjoy this. Martian was riveting and while I do not intend to board a ship to MARS anytime soon, Bray’s story has increased my interest.We meet a large cast, despite the fact that most of the novel is with Watney Bray gave them all unique voices as he expressed their fears and excitement. I laughed so hard I had tears rolling down my face. I loved his interpretation of Watney and the humor was spot on.

Bray narrates and he reminds me a little of MacLeod Andrews, he added such depth to the characters through tone and pitch. Weir brought him to life, elevated him to hero and yet kept him humorous and humble. Watney is a biologist, but the man is a freakin’ MacGyver in his ability to be quick thinking and work with the limited equipment and food available to him.

Weir is a masterful writer from his descriptions of MARS, the equipment involved and character depth I was in awe.

Will Watney be saved or will he die alone on MARS? As the story progresses we get narratives from key NASA members, media and Watney’s crew further drawing us into the suspense. Only Watney is not dead and the tale that unfolds is incredible. His captain in an effort to save the rest of the crew leaves his body on MARS. During the process, Watney is injured and presumed dead. He and a crew were collecting samples on MARS when a dust storm causes them to do an emergency evacuation.

Told from the perspective of Mark Watney the Martian grabs the reader.

The story, characters, and narration were simply brilliant creating that book high I chase.

Andy Weir takes a seriously scary situation and allows the reader to become completely enamored by the protagonist and utterly fascinated by his experience and those of his teammates and those of personnel at NASA.

Weir and Bray had me laughing aloud, and holding my breath.įive reasons that you seriously MUST add The Martian to your audio collection

From the first chapter to the nail-biting conclusion I was completely spellbound. OMG! The Martian by Andy Weir narrated by R.

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