The Martian by Andy Weir Book & Movie Review

Hello everyone,

I have finally had the time to post after such a busy first year at university, from now on I will be trying to post a lot more regular and reading a lot more. Today I am going to review the ever popular 'The Martian' by Andy Weir and the recently released movie.

'The Martian' is the perfect sci-fi space novel that not only combines realistic up to date science technology but a humorous main character that makes the journey a fun thrilling read. This novel follows the story of astronaut Mark Watney who gets left behind on Mars after his mission to the martian landscape goes wrong and he is assumed dead. Weir's novel keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire book as Watney learns to survive on the harsh landscape of Mars and tries to figure out how to let Earth know he's alive. The novel is very realistic and the hard-core complicated science really adds to that but at the same time doesn't take away from the compelling adventure presented. I absolutely loved the main character, his humour and internal monologue really make him a fantastic character. This is probably one of my favourite books I have read this year and am definitely looking into finding some more space novels to dig into.

After reading such a fantastic book I ran out to watch the recently released 'The Martian' movie starring Matt Damon as the hilarious Mark Watney. No surprise, I loved it and immediately wanted to see it again. Matt Damon perfectly portrays the main character and the movie excellently captures the important events of the book. It was such a fun yet thrilling movie with stunning graphics that shows Mars in a new light. They added an extra part to the end of the movie which wasn't in the book showing the main characters almost four years later when the next Mars mission launched, adding these extra details absolutely made the movie for me.

I definitely recommend going out and reading the book before seeing the movie, 'The Martian' is both a must read and must see. Let me know if you guys have dipped into this novel all movie, leave your thoughts in the comments.

Love,
Annelise xoxo