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Offline Zoney

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The Martian
« on: April 28, 2015, 12:52:41 PM »
I am reading the book now.  Movie will be out with Matt Damon in the lead.

Anyone else read this yet?  Don't give anything away if you have.  If you have not read it.  Go buy it now and sit down and lose yourself.  Best Hard SF I have read in a decade.
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2015, 06:34:37 PM »
Really great read, I have high hopes for the movie too.
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2015, 08:01:02 PM »
Great read - got it when it first came out.
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2015, 10:53:20 AM »
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2015, 10:11:01 PM »
Andy Weir :)
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2015, 08:29:36 PM »
Great read, funny. Matt Damon should work, I was picturing more of a -guy from guardians of the galaxy- too lazy to look up-

but Damon will probably be good

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Re: The Martian
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2015, 08:41:49 PM »
I read it when it came out, GRRM mentioned it on his "not a blog" on live journal back then, and I agree, one of the better newer scifi books written, if not the best.  I didn't pick it up until Weir offered it on ePub, prior to that many got to read it for free as he self published chapters on his own website due to being rejected by everyone.  Now - film is in production, and it's a best seller.  Nice to see a win now and then.

The film could be good as well - after the success of Interstellar in terms of $ and critical acclaim, films of these types are sure on the upswing. 
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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2015, 10:07:18 PM »
Matt Damon is a POS
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2015, 04:53:38 AM »


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Re: The Martian
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2015, 09:47:37 AM »
Well I'm part way through and have to say this book is very hard on the sci and pretty light on the fi......or it would be if a lot of the sci wasn't fi.
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« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2015, 02:42:24 PM »
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2015, 06:37:12 AM »
just finished it, pretty good.
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2015, 08:52:44 AM »
Better watch the movie first, then read the book or skip the movie. Because the movie will suck compared to the book.
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Offline Zoney

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Re: The Martian
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2015, 01:41:27 PM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on May 05, 2015, 08:52:44 AM
Better watch the movie first, then read the book or skip the movie. Because the movie will suck compared to the book.

Don't they always.

BTW, "Rendevous With Rama", is in development as we speak.  Script is written, budget figured out, production to begin in 2016.
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Re: The Martian
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2015, 04:14:28 PM »
It reads like he decided to write a more plausible survival story than the script for "Red Planet' with more contemporary technology. It's kind of a Red Planet redux because he didn't feel Red Planet's script was plausible. Castaway on steroids but, on Mars.

Matt Damon makes a good choice for the lead part demographically.
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