re: article on why 'the martian' will be rad

The other thing people that read the book talked about was Matt Damon's character's personality. I started reading the book the other night, and just through the first few chapters it was evident that his character was pretty funny. I wonder if that will carry over to the screen.

The book does seem interesting so far, and doesn't seem too long (I'm reading on my kindle, so not sure how many pages it is, but I seem to be moving pretty quickly)