The Skinny: 
 A book about a guy stranded on Mars is surprising funny. 
 The Fat: 
 Shit! Holy fucking shit. This book lives up to every single piece of hype I have read. It is funny. It is original (or maybe it just felt that way since I haven't read much science fiction). It is creative and resourceful. And by god it makes me want to become an astronaut (but not really because I kind of hate space). 
 I loved reading The Martian. Mark Watney is such a sassy little shit (as I'm sure you could probably tell from reading all of the quotes I've posted on my Tumblr account). I loved reading about his day's adventures. However, when it came to reading the third-person perspectives from the folks who work in NASA, I found them less enjoyable to read. It was basically straight up dialogue with no emotions or thoughts or descriptions. It felt choppy. But that choppiness did flow nicely with the rest of the book. Pretty much it's a book where everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Some people might not enjoy how technological the text was (I know I spent some time skimming some parts), but it really is crucial to the storyline and I have heard that the book is pretty accurate. 
 Basically I'm trying hard not to write an insanely long review fangirling about this book. Did it have its flaws? Yes. Were the flaws big enough to make it a four star book? Fuck no! Should you read this book? Hell to the yes! 
 ***TRIGGER WARNINGS: general calorie talk, mentions of possible suicide