Short review: This is a straight forward story. An astronaut gets left on mars and has to figure out how to survive. It is Robinson Crusoe with a space suit. But it was also very engaging, had good characterization and really kept me wanting more throughout the story. I think sometimes authors try to do too much. This book is proof that a fairly simple story, well told, is really what matters.

It will make my best of list this year.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/the-martian/