The Martian
Literary Fiction
Product & Technology
Product & Technology Builders
Lovers of Stories & Human Experience
Why I recommend it
Weir turns survival on Mars into a series of practical problems, with plenty of humor along the way. The engineering is part of the suspense.
What stayed with me
An impossible problem becomes easier to approach when we find the next thing we can solve. Then we adjust when the plan fails.
Who it’s useful for
Science-fiction readers and people who enjoy problem-solving stories.
A tension or limitation
The technical detail gets more attention than some of the characters. That’s a big part of the book’s style.