Mark Watney's Book, The Martian

The Martian is about an astronaut, Mark Watney, who gets stranded on the surface of Mars for over 500 days without anyone knowing, at first. He has to survive in the martian atmosphere by creating his own water and even growing his own plants! Mark sets out from his HAB on a rover to travel a distance to an old rover named Sojourner. He brings back Sojourner hoping to connect communication with Earth. Mark soon becomes low on supplies and needs help soon. Will Mark achieve communication with Earth and miraculously get rescued?
I really enjoyed this book! This was definitely one of my favorite reads. The reason I thought this was such a great book was because of many elements. First, was the setting. The setting of my book took place on Mars!

There’s not many books out there that take place on mars and involve someone getting stranded on Mars! Next, was the conflict. The conflict in the story was that Mark was obviously stranded on Mars. The thing I loved about the conflict is that it’s so different and unique. There’s really not many books that have a conflict similar to Martian. The Third reason I really like about this novel was the character. Mark Watney is a very interesting character. He’s unbelievably smart, like all astronauts, but to a point where he can create water out of like hydrogen and stuff in the air! The author, Andy Weir, did a great job separating Mark Watney from any other character i’ve ever read about.
I would definitely recommend this book to a friend just because all the unique elements the author included in this great read. The three elements of setting, conflict, and characters were main factors in enjoying this book. I’d overall rate this book a 10 because of these three elements. This story was also a pretty different read regarding the setting, which is pretty neat. This book is a great read for teenager’s seeking an adventure and mystery and discovering the story of Mark Watney.