Greetings Bookworms!
I think it’s about time for The Fellowship of the Worms to reconvene, don’t you? I’ve had my eye on The Martian
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first men to walk on the surface of Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first man to die there.
It started with the dust storm that holed his suit and nearly killed him, and that forced his crew to leave him behind, sure he was already dead. Now he’s stranded millions of miles from the nearest human being, with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive–and even if he could get word out, his food would be gone years before a rescue mission could arrive. Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error” are much more likely to get him first.
But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills–and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit–he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. But will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
Sounds awesome, right?! I’ll be posting discussion questions on Monday, April 20. Who’s in?!
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Rachel Noel
I LOVED this book! It was so cool and kept me engaged the entire time! You have made an excellent choice!
Karen
Great book. You won’t want to stop till you get to the end.
Katie McD @ Bookish Tendencies
I’ve been DYING to read this, so I’m going to try and do this! April @ The Steadfast Reader) and I have our Cloud Atlas readalong this month, so it will just depend on how that goes, but hopeful I can join in with this!!!
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Jancee @ Jancee Reads
Yes!!!! I have this one on hold already, and I’m very nearly at the top of the list! I’m so excited we’re doing this one!!!
ThatAshGirl
YAY! This is on my TBR pile as well and when I proposed it to my IRL Bookclub I got totally shut down!
Beth
Been waiting for a good excuse to read this. Though I’m gonna be weird and listen to the audiobook instead of reading it. We’ll see how it goes!
Words For Worms
Oh I’m planning on listening to it too, I’ve heard the narration is AWESOME. Yay! I’m excited to discuss it with you!
Leah @ Books Speak Volumes
I have The Martian on my shelf, so I might join in! I tried reading it once but put it down after a few pages — but I want to try it again. Also, the discussion is on my birthday, so how can I say no?
Ashley Z
I just checked this out from the library! Yay!
Heather @ Capricious Reader
Your eye is very discerning. And it has excellent taste. I’ll look forward to the discussion!
AMB
What a great choice! My husband loved this book. I don’t think I’ll be able to fit it in before April 20th, but I’ll try.
Words For Worms
I haven’t started it yet either (shhhhh don’t tell!)
Sarah Says Read
Agghhh, this book is so great! I probably won’t have time to re-read, but I’ll flip through it and hopefully join in when ya’ll start posting about it 🙂
Words For Worms
Sweet! You’re part of the reason I wanted to pick it up!