I thought I would go to see the movie before having time to read The Martian by Andy Weir, but the book appeared in my library check out list and I was able to read it first. The Martian was written in a spare style, which I felt nicely captured the feeling Mark would have had being stranded alone on Mars and writing a log about it. I liked that the book bounced back and forth from Earth to Mars and I was completely caught up in the story. It could have been meatier, I suppose, but I really enjoyed reading it and look forward to seeing what they did with the movie.