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The Martian, by Andy Weir (Review)

By Ari Armstrong

Aug 20, 2014
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The Martian, by Andy Weir
New York: Crown, 2014
384 pp. $24 (hardcover).
Reviewed by Ari Armstrong

Imagine you’re on a mission on Mars. Your space suit, not to mention your body, was punctured by an antenna blown loose by a raging sandstorm. Luckily, although the blow knocked you unconscious, the blood from your wound helped seal the hole, so you didn’t die…

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