The Martian by Andy Weir

[Velma]

Have you read it? Have you seen the movie?

If you haven't then you should do both.

If you have, what did you think (book and/or movie)?

[Tank]

I'm sure I started a thread on this a while back. I've read the book and I'm off to see the film this week. Excellent read highly recommended.

[OldGit]

Thanks for the reminder, Velma.  I've just loaded it onto my Kindle and will report back.

[Sandra Craft]

I read it because Tank recommended it, and I loved it.  Haven't enjoyed a SF book that much in years.  Look forward to seeing the movie if I can get around to it.

[xSilverPhinx]

I haven't read the book but I have watched the movie. It was OK I think, I enjoyed it.

I liked how his solutions to various problems were plausible enough, could be that in the future it would be considered less science fiction and more factually possible.

[Biggus Dickus]

Should I read the book first and then see the movie, cuz' if the book is that good I'd rather read it somewhat unbiased. (Few movies in my option outshine the book, The Godfather comes to mind, or A Charlie Brown Christmas.)

[Velma]

Being a bibliophile, I always recommend reading the book first. The movie is good, but like all movies, it leaves things out and changes others. In my opinion, however, this is one of the very few times that the movie lives up to the book.

[Firebird]

Haven't read the book yet, but I plan to after seeing the movie last night. Really enjoyed it. Beautifully shot, great acting, and funny.

***** SPOILER********









Calling the project "Elrond" was funny enough, but the fact that Lord of the Rings was being mocked while Sean Bean was in the room made it even more perfect to me. I will bet that was half the reason they cast him

[xSilverPhinx]

^ 

That was priceless!

[Velma]

My husband and I both nearly fell out of our seats trying not to laugh too loudly at that.

[Velma]

My husband and I have decided to go see the movie again this weekend.

[OldGit]

I'm reading it now.  So far I've learned lots of ingenious technical ideas, the most interesting of which is that you can draw a pair of titties like this:  ( . Y . )

[joeactor]

I'm reading it now.  So far I've learned lots of ingenious technical ideas, the most interesting of which is that you can draw a pair of titties like this:  ( . Y . )

Uh, I guess it's good you're still learning... something!

I read the book, and we may see the movie.
The book was very good. Nothing glaringly wrong about the science, interesting characters and plot - worth a read for sure.

[OldGit]

I've finished it.  I liked it: good old-fashioned technical SF with no new-fangled arty stuff.  I just wonder if it was written with a potential film in mind.

[Ecurb Noselrub]

I've finished it.  I liked it: good old-fashioned technical SF with no new-fangled arty stuff.  I just wonder if it was written with a potential film in mind.

I understand that the guy was quite surprised when it took off and got so popular.

In the movie Damon was pretty good, but he's almost getting type-cast.  Like John Wayne is always John Wayne, Matt Damon is always Matt Damon.  To me, anyway.  Jason Bourne in space. But I did like the movie.