Ballantine The Martian

A really fun book with a lot of clear and useful scientific explanations, I really enjoyed it and I recommend it to others!

I read the original edition a few years ago and loved it. I was thrilled when I found out there was a classroom edition so I could try it out on my boys. The sporty guy. . . "Booorinng!" But my twelve year old tinkerer who will never, ever read unless by direct order, started grabbing it and sneaking away to read ahead of me! Second book ever (the first was Holes). Really, I tried to get a thorough report of why he likes it, but all I got was, ''It's interesting. He's funny (the main character Mark Watney). I've never read anything like it." So yeah, it's filled with technical terms and ideas, but the solutions that are engineered are fascinating. It's like Robinson Crusoe in space. And the humor really is great.As someone who has read the original, and this one, I can tell you that there is still a little language, but enough potty mouth has been cleaned up, and it doesn't affect the story at all.

The movie for me is a remote drop but still the book is even better.

I couldn't put it down. I watched to movie with my grandson, who is at uni, and he said the movies good but I would really enjoy the book and I did.it explains the science in a way anyone can understand , it is very funny and I laughed out loud, lol literally.

Quick Shipping, my son likes the book.Thank you Amazon!