Well, damn. I'm kind of speechless. I procrastinated on reading this books for quite some time now but I'm so glad I eventually picked it up. It is awesome! Really. It combines all the things I love! Scientific mumbo-jumbo, quirky, nerdy jokes, foul language and even some references that mostly internet people will appreciate. 
 Mark Watney is a lovable and funny and a little dickish character that manages to carry the plot so well, it never gets boring. My first thought when I heard of this book was: "How is Andy Weir going to narrate the journey of a single, lonely person on a deserted planet and make it interesting to last for a whole book?" Well, he did it. And very well, to say the least. 
 It is funny, it is realistically written and well researched, it is informative and really interesting to read. I honestly can't think of a bad thing to say about this book, I loved it. It is definitely one of my favourite books so far, not only because it fits in the section of science-fiction that I prefer - the one that doesn't create magical devices that work in mysterious ways and save the day, but the one that works with actually plausible scenarios - but also because it never failed to make me laugh out loud. 
 More, please! 
 If you haven't had the time to read this book yet, let me quote the famous words of Shia LaBoeuf: "JUST DO IT!". Seriously, this will now be one of the books where I'll be running around and telling people to read it. Because it is that great. Not because of lyrical finesse, not because of high prose, no, because it is funny, clever, witty and just a good read. Also I'm super excited that a book from the science-fiction genre got so much attention in the past few months. Maybe it can finally destroy some of the prejudices the genre has had about being a way for nerds to live out their unrealistic fantasies. 
 Just read it, really.