His story, his choice, but man, what a shame. The world is already awash in crapsack dystopic sci-fi filled with unlikeable characters. Watney (and the entire

His story, his choice, but man, what a shame. The world is already awash in crapsack dystopic sci-fi filled with unlikeable characters. Watney (and the entirely of the rest of the cast, for that matter) being a competent professional was so refreshing! I want to read about competence, not (as in PHM) self-absorbed whiny man-children who exhibit no growth across the entire story.