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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
To Boldly Go... Although I am pretty much of a hermit these days, hardly ever seeing my neighbors for days at a time, I am fairly secure
in my now blissful solitude. Yet, I can't imagine what it would be like to be totally separated from any human contact for
years at a time. Especially if you have to struggle daily for your very existence. Like Tom Hanks' character marooned
for years on a deserted island in "The Castaway". Like Mark Watney in Andy Weir's first sci-fi action/adventure
novel, The Martian.
One of the first space explorers to walk on the red planet Mars, Watney is almost certain he will be the first
to die there. Left behind when his fellow crew members flee a massive dust storm, he is inadvertently stranded totally alone
with a heap of problems to solve to ensure his survival. It will take nearly two and a half earth years for NASA to send a
rescue mission and with only enough food, water, and oxygen to last only one Martian year, our hero Mark has to figure out
how to to survive until help finally arrives. A dire predicament, indeed. As I say, I just can't imagine...
Most
of you know I am not a great fan of the action/adventure genre, although my closest friends know I like science fiction and
am a closet Trekker and an affirmed Trekkie (there is a difference). Hence, I was both a bit reluctant and intrigued when
my editors at www.authorexposure.com sent me an advanced reviewer's copy of Weir's work, suggesting that I "boldly venture into unknown reading territory..."
And so, I did. And, yes, after a few reservations while reading the first few pages, I was hooked, perched on the edge of
my seat wondering if Astronaut Watney will make it back home to earth.
When you get a chance, please beam yourself
over to www.authorexposure.com and read my review. You just might want to cheer heroic Mark on.
1:55 pm edt
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June
J. McInerney, the host of this Literary Blog, is
an author, poet, and librettist. Her currently published works include a novel, a book of spiritual inspirations,
two
volumes of poetry, stories
for children (of all ages) and
a variety of children's musicals. Her titles include: Miss Elmira's Secret Treasure:
A Novel of Phoenixville during the Early 1900s Colonial Theatre: A Novel of Phoenixville
during the Roarin' 20s Phoenix Hose, Hook & Ladder: A Novel of Phoenixville during
World War I Columbia Hotel: A Novel of Phoenixville during the Early 1900s the Schuylkill Monster: A Novel of Phoenixville in 1978
The Prisoner's
Portrait: A Novel of Phoenxville during World War II
Forty-Thirty Rainbow in the Sky Meditations for New Members
Adventures
of Oreigh Ogglefont The Basset Chronicles. Cats of Nine Tales Spinach
Water: A Collection of Poems Exodus Ending: A
Collection of More Spiritual Poems
We Three Kings Beauty and the Beast Bethlehem Noah's
Rainbow Peter, Wolf, and Red Riding
Hood
Originally from the New York metropolitan area, June currently lives near Valley Forge Park in Pennsylvania with her constant and loving companions, FrankieBernard and Sebastian Cat. She
is currently working on her sixth novel.
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