The Martian

I loved this, couldn't put it down. It was funny because my Kindle kept dying while I was reading it, so every time Mark was having power problems-I kind of was too. I've read what other people are saying about this, that it's Macguyver on Mars, and I do agree. That's not a bad thing! I wasn't bothered by the lack of emotion from Mark, I got a general idea of his personality from his “log” reports and emotion probably would have bogged this story down. It does have a ton of tension, and I think that had me reading faster and faster. Honestly, I really enjoyed this and am glad that I bought it (I was 19th on the waiting list at the library for it and just got impatient). It's one of the ultimate survival stories. Highly recommended for fans of Hugh Howley as the writing style is very similar, and Michael Creighton because of the mix of adventure and science. It would be a great beach read!