Got to this one kinda late. Especially considering I worked at a space startup in 2015, where everyone raved about it. I saw the movie and enjoyed that so I figured I'd give the book a go on my recent flight. Turns out it's a really bad choice to read while flying. I started hoarding peanuts and listening for Hull breaches.

All told it was an interesting story that didn't manage to lose me with technical details. I will say that I agree with much of the criticism. The protagonists voice is as monotonously upbeat, as his earthbound counterparts are grumpy. It sucked the tension out of an impossibly tense situation. Still, I like the guy, and I think sometimes I read books to learn to think like another person. Mark Watney is as good a role model as I could want.