Usually, science fiction novels can be a hit or miss for me because of the information overload and there are times I'm overwhelmed by it. I picked The Martian randomly as an audio book which was narrated by R.C. Bray. He's a good voice actor by the way and his narration got me into it. 
 Mark Watney is an astronaut stuck on Mars. His crew members evacuated the place after a dust storm and they thought he was dead. Good thing he only have a minor injury, he must find a way to survive using all the resources left and work on a way to communicate back to earth before he ran out of supplies. This guy is a freaking genius and has an awesome survival instinct. His journey isn't easy at ALL and I'm actually scared for him. Instead, he was hilarious most of the time and remains positive. I'm really impressed with his character. 
 "Hell yeah I'm a botanist! Fear my botany powers!" 
 LOL! Overall, I enjoyed it though halfway things got heavier with all the science reference. I'm no Chemistry/Physics junkie and it kind of overwhelmed me. The ending makes me want to raise my fist in the air. I'm definitely going to watch the movie. Better late than never. Mark Watney is the King of Mars. :P