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(1951) A recent conversation with a friend has me thinking about the "juvenile" science fiction that was available when I was in the target audience, and brought to mind this gem, of which I owned a copy back in the day, about a strong-minded aunty who comes upon a mission to Mars in her cow pasture and accidentally makes the trip. This has not held up well, but Miss Pickerell is still a hoot and I'm giving it a thumbs-up from elementary-school me

Es una obra maestra, me encantó los recursos literarios que utilizó, usar a escritores famosos como personajes es algo que me sorprendió. Lo quiero volver a leer.

Husband was telling me initially this was serialized online, which might have been more fun.

Basically the MC is MacGyver every chapter, which is fine but it isn‘t balanced out with enough of a human psychological/emotional storyline. I had to gloss over all of the technical math & science stuff every time he had to fix something, of which there is A LOT. I would have bailed had it not been for a bookclub.

But, the humor is first rate! 👍🏾

Oh my gosh, I haven‘t thought about Sanford & Son in decades! The theme music is fantastic - what a groove. Back when music was actually written and played by human beings. 👵🏻😉

https://youtu.be/j9z4zPKHbrA?si=3lysXLU4OZ0ruRXA

I‘m enjoying Watney‘s humor, but definitely steers toward Jr. High. 😆

I had no idea that I would like this book as much as I did. From the first page, it was very science-y and very math-y, but I kept going. This story was so interesting, AND it helped me get a trivia question right 🤗
Just me working on clearing out my owned TBR.

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06.12.2025

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The Martian, by Andy Weir (2011)
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Premise: An astronaut recounts his desperate attempts at survival after an accident strands him on Mars.

Review: There‘s not much I can say about this that hasn‘t already been said. Cont.

Loved it, unfortunately I read it after seeing the movie but it was still a great book.

@dabbe #TLT 🎶 At laaaaast I know more movies that were Oscar picks. I loved the three above but also so many more. I remember being aghast when my kids wanted to go see JoJo rabbit, which I thought made light of Hitler. Then I read an article from an author who talked about the satire and value of it. It was poignant. An f u to fascism, in my opinion, which sadly seems still relevant. It‘s also a forever “I told you so” by my kids.