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Originally Posted by Lin2412
I finally have The Martian by Andrew Weir. Better late than never. This book is really highly recommended by everyone although I don't get my hopes extremely high since I'm dipping into the unsual Sci-Fi waters.
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This is a good choice for a first venture. It's "near" in that the location (Mars) and time (could be 10-20 years) are close to where & when we are living. So it doesn't require any serious stretch of the imagination. It feels almost contemporary. And that may be why it was so widely acclaimed.