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The Martian by Andy Weir book cover

Seriously, why aren’t we worshipping duct tape?

July 27, 2015 by faintingviolet 9 Comments

I have a crush on Mark Watney. I feel like I need to get that out of the way. Also, why aren’t we worshipping duct tape? Okay, moving on. If asked, I would not consider myself a big fantasy or sci-fi reader, but that is obviously changing if you take a look at my last several books. I have figured out why I have shied away from these works in the past – more often than not they are about plot, plot, plot and not […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Andy Weir, faintingviolet, Mark Watney, read harder challenge, The Martian

faintingviolet's CBR7 Review No:57 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Andy Weir, faintingviolet, Mark Watney, read harder challenge, The Martian ·
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