The Martian - Andy Weir 
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 (view spoiler)[When the Ares 3 mission was abruptly called off after only 6 days on Mars due to a violent sandstorm, astronaut Mark Watney was believed dead and left behind. Attempting to survive until the next mission in four years, he has various problems to solve, starting with producing food (potatoes) and restoring communications with Earth (Pathfinder). After NASA's first attempt to send him additional supplies fails, only international collaboration and a mutinous maneuver by his crewmates on board the Hermes lead to his successful rescue. (hide spoiler)] 
 Mark Watney's humor-filled log entries made for the largest part of the story, explaining as simply as possible his different problems and their solutions, even the most scientifically complex ones. I enjoyed the interactions between the key characters back on Earth or on the Hermes as his rescue starts to take form. The ending however was quite abrupt and made me wish for an epilogue. 
 To [NASA], equipment failure is terrifying. To me, it's "Tuesday." - LOG ENTRY: SOL 117