I deffo missed the bandwagon when this originally came out, but I was in the mood to step out of my comfort zone with a sci fi novel! I’ve learned that this is called a ~hard sci fi~ (don’t come for me in the comments if I’m wrong, I’m just a gorl) which means that it’s math and science heavy? And based in our reality, but with sci fi elements? Anyway, this was a perfectly fine read! I enjoyed it, but probably wouldn’t do it again. 

I did few my eyes glaze over a bit whenever the main character, Ryland, really delved into the math and science of oh ya know, saving the entire human race. There were 100% large swaths of text that my eyes buzzed right over. However, I did enjoy Ryland’s internal dialogue and dialogue with other characters, he’s smart, witty, and relatable! The premise was interesting and a bit too relatable if you know what I mean. *Laughs nervously in climate anxiety* 

I don’t think I have too much to add to the discourse about this one. It was a good read, probably a bit too long! And I did really enjoy the ending. I’m very much looking forward to the movie though! I got my dad a copy of PHM for father’s day and I can’t wait to watch this one with him because we both really enjoyed The Martian!