Mars was once a big planet filled with water, before it turned into the barren wasteland the world knows it as (Northon). Astronaut Mark Watney is trying to get home from Mars, while the people on Earth are trying to rescue him to get him home , too. Although they are trying, he’s all alone on the worst desert imaginable. He’s stuck all by himself, fighting to get to talk to Earth, fighting to come home. The Martian has very many interesting elements, just like the author, Andy Weir. The Martian has suspense, but still will leave has comedy and laughing with all the humor in the book.
Andy Weir not only inspires with the book, but with his life as well: “He published his early literary work on his personal website and attracted a large fan base after posting his short story ‘The Egg” (Learn About Andy). When he starts something he continues, which shows how hardworking Andy is:“Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as a software engineer ever since” (About Andy Weir). Andy Weir tries hard with everything he does until he gets it right: “The Martian is his first [full] novel” (Weir). The author is a very interesting character, like his character Mark Watney. …show more content…
Suspense is what this book is built on, so it is really awesome when there are parts of the book when there are parts of the book like this: “I'm going to be setting a fire. In the Hab [a shelter that can protect the astronauts from the harsh environment of Mars; the astronauts’ habitat]. On purpose. If you asked every engineer at NASA what the worst scenario for the Hab was, they'd answer ‘fire.’ If you asked them what the result would be, they’d answer ‘death by fire’” (Weir 29). This was just after he had realized how low he was on food/water…. talk about suspense! Suspense and science go well together when Weir says: “1. The only explanation for asymmetrical visibility is a dust
Andy Weir not only inspires with the book, but with his life as well: “He published his early literary work on his personal website and attracted a large fan base after posting his short story ‘The Egg” (Learn About Andy). When he starts something he continues, which shows how hardworking Andy is:“Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as a software engineer ever since” (About Andy Weir). Andy Weir tries hard with everything he does until he gets it right: “The Martian is his first [full] novel” (Weir). The author is a very interesting character, like his character Mark Watney. …show more content…
Suspense is what this book is built on, so it is really awesome when there are parts of the book when there are parts of the book like this: “I'm going to be setting a fire. In the Hab [a shelter that can protect the astronauts from the harsh environment of Mars; the astronauts’ habitat]. On purpose. If you asked every engineer at NASA what the worst scenario for the Hab was, they'd answer ‘fire.’ If you asked them what the result would be, they’d answer ‘death by fire’” (Weir 29). This was just after he had realized how low he was on food/water…. talk about suspense! Suspense and science go well together when Weir says: “1. The only explanation for asymmetrical visibility is a dust