Lit Happens Adult Book Club: The Martian

Lit Happens is our adult book club, meeting the first Saturday monthly at 1 PM. At our June meeting, the group selected the following titles for July, August, and September:

• July 5: The Martian by Andy Weir
• August 2: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• September 6: Bossypants by Tina Fey

July's selection is The Martian by Andy Weir. Originally self-published in 2011, the book was picked up for publishing in 2014 and was adapted into a 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott.

From the publisher:

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue 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 kill 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. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

Copies of the book will be available for pickup at the library soon. eBook copies are also available on Libby.