tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831493830359521087.post8646253299195252818..comments2023-09-09T03:06:09.477-07:00Comments on The Leaning Stack of Books: Review of The Martian by Andy Weirjenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02606291700379987935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831493830359521087.post-69000628379821166302015-01-28T12:50:37.147-08:002015-01-28T12:50:37.147-08:00I tried to reply to you before -- but somehow it m...I tried to reply to you before -- but somehow it made a brand new comment. See below!jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606291700379987935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831493830359521087.post-72049290093217906222015-01-28T12:50:07.703-08:002015-01-28T12:50:07.703-08:00I felt the same way about myself -- Me? Mars? ;)
...I felt the same way about myself -- Me? Mars? ;)<br /><br />I think that there are a lot of "stranded and alone" stories out there --- books and movies. I think that that was a little bit of the reason why I felt like I had already experienced this book before. That said, it was an easy, fun read -- and definitely a good way for non-science fiction readers to get their toes wet in the genre.jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606291700379987935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831493830359521087.post-64069964056825220912015-01-28T08:26:29.374-08:002015-01-28T08:26:29.374-08:00Wait you read a book about Mars? That was my firs...Wait you read a book about Mars? That was my first thought.<br /><br />And I had heard about this one, and really am not a lover of the "stranded and alone" genre (I think reading Island of the Blue Dolphins creeped me out to much as a kid!)<br /><br />But I read a lot of science fiction as a teen and young adult. Starting with the traditional teen SF and working forward from that. I was just thinking that I had not read any good science fiction in a long time (must be all these bookclub books!) so maybe I will consider this one or find something else. I am going to read that article about the author. I appreciate that you always have links to interesting stuff!<br /><br />Oh, and here is a link to picture of the guy on Mars! From the Huffington Post. (okay not really, it just looks like a human shadow next to the Mars Rover.)<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/27/mars-rover-shadow-photo_n_6552762.htmlGabriellenoreply@blogger.com