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OsideGirl -> The Martian (10/11/2015 10:46:10 PM)
We saw the movie and a friend recommended that we read the book.. The book was great, I highly recommend it.

ShaharThorne -> RE: The Martian (10/12/2015 5:21:34 AM)
Dang it...I just started reading another book and I can't go get The Martian at the library (its probably checked out anyway). We are deciding if we should go watch the movie or not (Mom can't drive at night).

UllrsIshtar -> RE: The Martian (10/12/2015 10:19:52 AM)
I object on grounds of public decency. http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/similarities.png

camille65 -> RE: The Martian (10/12/2015 1:21:44 PM)
I thought the book was boring, the characters were just so superficial. At least it was a quick read! I read a lot of science fiction so it is possible that my expectations were too high.

LookieNoNookie -> RE: The Martian (10/12/2015 8:49:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: OsideGirl We saw the movie and a friend recommended that we read the book.. The book was great, I highly recommend it. Spectacular movie.

angelikaJ -> RE: The Martian (10/13/2015 6:02:00 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: OsideGirl We saw the movie and a friend recommended that we read the book.. The book was great, I highly recommend it. What did you think of the movie?

OsideGirl -> RE: The Martian (10/14/2015 9:29:53 AM)
I liked the movie, but it had some spots that just dragged. After reading the book, you realize that they missed some really good dialog that probably would have taken up about a minute.

outlier -> RE: The Martian (10/14/2015 10:32:41 PM)
The author gave an interesting interview on NPR about how he wrote it. I think it was on Science Friday. He wrote it as an internet book in chapters and when "fellow geeks" corrected his science he would rewrite. So except for artistic liberties neccesitated by the movie process it should be pretty good in that respect.

cloudboy -> RE: The Martian (10/16/2015 3:24:34 PM)
My wife just bought it last night, but with a seven month old infant, I curious when she'll read it. (Plus, we haven't been to the movies in seven months, either.)

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