I finally read Andy Weir's "oh-so-famous" book, The Martian. I usually avoid books that win Goodreads choice awards, because I don't like having great expectations and then being completely disappointed. The Martian was different. 
 I liked the writing, even though a lot of readers didn't. I can totally understand why. I'm into this kind of stuff, astronomy (and space is general) is my thing, but Mr. Weir gave a lot of details connected to tech and to science. It sometimes feels like you're reading an actual diary of a person stuck on Mars, not a work of fiction. So, keep this in mind if you're thinking about reading it. If you're not sure you can understand that, no problem, but remember that being into science would make the novel more enjoyable. Otherwise, you'd be sitting there, reading Weir's sophisticated science language and being like 
 I can imagine that Andy Weir did a lot of research (astronomy, physics, space travelling, Mars missions, botanics, chemistry, engineering) in order to write this book, and he seems a super smart guy whom I'd love to hang out. 
 The main character, Mark Watney, is awesome. He's got a great sense of humor and he's also witty and creative. He is ingenious and smart and actually deals well with being stuck on a planet, thousands of light years away from home. 
 The characters were pretty good and I liked their development, but, as I said, I was expecting more. I'm afraid to admit I even got bored at some parts.