The Martian is self-indulgent geek porn like Ready Player One but seems to earn it more. (Have only read the books.)
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The difference being that in one case you're assumed to believe knowing the entire script to War Games demonstrates moral worth.
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And in the other the character probably does know the script to War Games but also makes clever use of high school STEM curriculum.
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@patio11 I'm told by friends-of-friends that the protagonist of The Martian is very like the author. So that'd be his voice, I'm told.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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