Review: The Martian

The Martian by Andy Weir
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

This review is for the audio edition of The Martian, narrated by R.C. Bray. I happened to hear a dialog about a convertible towards the end of the book first, and my first thought was "It's completely wrong!!! That Bray guy completely messed up the emotions!!!"
'But well, yeah, I know people who liked that recording, so maybe it's not all that bad...' So I decided to give it a shot.
Surprisingly, the narrative style grew on me. By the end of the first disc I already liked it. R.C. Bray turned out to be not that bad with emotions after all. And I really like the way he talked differently (and consistently) for each character. Besides, the monolog at the end that so annoyed me in the book doesn't sound as pathetic in this performance. Maybe saying it out loud is better than reading it? So five stars as opposed to four for the books, solely to acknowledge the narrator.
I still don't like the 'convertible scene'.

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