The Martian by Andy Weir
Reviewed by Charlie D.
Rating: 5/5-Amazing!
The book is about an astronaut who gets abandoned by his crew on Mars during a sandstorm. The astronaut (whose name is Mark Watney) learns to survive on Mars while everyone on Earth thinks that he is dead.Eventually, NASA discovers that he is alive and that they have to do everything they can to bring him back home.
I loved this book a lot. One part that really made this book enjoyable was the humor. Mark Watney is a very funny character and he is always cracking jokes. I laughed out loud many times wile reading this book. I also liked how it was "real science-fiction" so even though it was fake it seemed realistic because the author used many scientific terms and real places. The scientific terms can get in the way if you don't understand them all and they can make the book confusing. However if you do understand the science it makes the book much easier to read.
The book has lots of mature language and some inappropriate humor so I wouldn't suggest it to most kids under the age of twelve. Also,if you don't enjoy or don't understand most scientific terms then I wouldn't recommend reading this book. You should read it even if you have seen the movie and if you haven't seen the movie but are planning to I recommend reading the book first.