2015 Reading Bingo - 3rd book

Well, that was quick!

Yesterday I finished the third book in my reading bingo. I started on saturday on a short subway-journey, then sat in a park reading more, then went home and spent all saturday evening and sunday reading the rest. It definitely was unputdownable (I always wanted to use this word, yay!)

"The Martian" by Andy Weir

It fits in the following Bingo Squares:

Card 1 - Mix and Match: "Book by an author I've never read."
[No, it's not "set in place you've wanted to visit for a long time" - I will never want to leave Earth!!!]

Card 2 - Random: "Book without magical creatures" 
[I did wait for aliens to show up. Or something unnatural to happen. But no, all the magic was physics and chemistry. Fascinating!]

Card 3 - Serious: doesn't fit any of the squares. Except - FREE SPACE. #lol


I was really gripped by the book. It tells the story of an astronaut in the future, stranded on Mars. The suspense made me read on and on.
I liked the tone of the log-entries that were written by the astronaut. Sometimes it made me giggle and hold my breath at the same time. Later on there were parts that narrated the events in the spaceship and in the control centre. And there even were two short chapters told from the planet's point of view (I think).

While reading I had Google Earth, erm Google Mars open on my laptop (site 1 and site 2) where I tried to map and follow the main character's journey. It was fascinating reading fiction woven together with facts about this far away planet.

Also, Murphy's right. If something can go wrong, it will.

Right now I'll need a week of reading curtain fic to get down from the tension  - the one where they already have chosen the curtain - I can't stand any life-changing decisions right now.

[Link to my cards and main Bingo post]