#any weir

[two-bit-switch]

just realized that phm is One For All and the martian is All For One. both are displays of a phrase used to demonstrate loyalty and courage? both mark and grace were loyal to earth. mark continued the mission, and so did grace. neither one of them took stock of their situation and decided to Do Nothing or lie down and die, and that took tremendous courage.

(even if grace considered himself a coward and even if the situation mark was put in happened to be a huge accident.)

is this mic on can anyone hear me

[seasonn]

i think tumblr is a wonderful and whimsical place and then i see people shipping rocky and grace and im reminded of how sinister it can be

[dreamingdruka]

why is this white man so cunty...

[slaughter-books]

Day 23: BFTbookchallenge: It's Too Late Baby Now It's Too Late

I didn't now what to do for this prompt, so I took a photo of these two amazing books!! 💛

[soyboyjames]

The Martian by Any Weir

10 Favorite Lines:

…take the problems one at a time.

…no plan survives first contact with implementation.

I need to be proactive.

I guess you could call it a “failure,” but I prefer the term “learning experience.”

Logically, I shouldn’t worry.

Life is amazingly tenacious.

Okay, enough self-pity. I’m not doomed. Things will just be harder than planned.

There’s always hope.

“Keep it together… Work the problem.”

…every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out… This is so fundamentally human that it’s found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don’t care, but they’re massively outnumbered by the people who do.

[therebelknights]

Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship with no memories. Soon he finds out why he's there: something's eating the sun, and he's on a mission to save it- completely alone.

Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

A perfect blend of grounded, realistic science, and the out-there possibility of classic science-fiction. I loved friendship between Grace and Rocky, and how they teamed up to save their planets. The finest example of intergalactic teamwork. I also loved the scientists doing science and working things out like real scientists instead of this "smart guy who knows everything and is never wrong" character trope I've seen pop up in more recently published science-fiction and fantasy (mostly TV Shows and movies, though).

A dramatic space opera that can appeal to everyone despite the dense science, and a modern science-fiction book that makes me feel hope about the future instead of dread.

[elvencantation]

Well, if you wont let us then… Wait! Wait a minute. I’m… looking at my shoulder patch, and… turns out I’m the commander! Sit tight, we’re coming to get you.

The Martian by Andy Weir

[felines-and-fiction]

Books & Cupcakes May Book Photo Challenge

Day 9: Other Worldly

The Martian, on literally another world