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沒有太空衣，沒有維生裝備運轉的聲音。連自己的心跳都聽得一清二楚。」
不過幾天前，馬克幸運地成為少數登上火星的太空人。突然颳起的強勁沙塵暴卻逼著他們不得不放棄任務，返回地球。幸好所有人都成功了。
除了馬克。
他被扯斷的天線擊中，刺穿了太空衣，吹進了暴風中。
同伴們誤以為他已罹難，情急之下只好將他就這樣孤零零地留在火星上。全世界都在哀悼，太空人馬克．瓦特尼英勇殉職……
馬克的確是個幸運的傢伙，太空衣都破了，但他還沒死。真正的考驗現在才開始。他必須設法聯絡太空總署派人來救他，或是等待四年後的下一次火星任務。而為了生存，他的首要工作竟然是……在火星上種馬鈴薯？！
馬克能靠著他的科學知識活過1400天嗎？
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I’m stranded on Mars.
I have no way to communicate with Earth.
I’m in a Habitat designed to last 31 days.
If the Oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. If the Water Reclaimer breaks down, I’ll die of thirst. If the Hab breaches, I’ll just kind of explode. If none of those things happen, I’ll eventually run out of food and starve to death.
So yeah. I’m screwed.
--back cover
I watched the movie adaptation of this book back when it released as I wasn't a reader back then and I remember enjoying the movie but admittedly the only thing I really remember about it was that he grows potatoes on Mars so reading this over 10 years later was basically like going in near blind.There's so much in this book that happens where I'm shocked I didn't remember it from the movie but then realise that there's probably parts that were cut for time so I'll have to watch it again but I can honestly say that this is such a fun read, it can get pretty science heavy at times but that's part of the fun but I can imagine is not for everyone.Watney is a great main character with plenty of witty remarks and the switch between him and what's happening back on Earth is really well done.Loved it, and definitely want to buy the special edition version of the book now but also want to rewatch the movie.
Far shorter than I anticipated. A quality read.
I've been a long time fan of the movie. And I have to say this goes on the same tier as Dune and LOTR for a book to film adaptation.
I found the writing style to be so casual in a way that lessened the impact of Watney being in constant, life ending peril. But that is the heart of his character and I came to enjoy the contrast between his POV and the never ending stress of everyone back on earth.
It was so wonderfully human. On every page I saw the truth of what it means to be human. Our hope, our fear, our ingenuity and perseverance.
I also saw a window into how the world functioned over a decade go. Indeparmental cooportation and global support was not a work of fiction, instead it was an unlikely but reasonable expectation. What a contrast to the world we live in now...