The Martian

How to MacGyver your way to survival on Mars in case you end up stranded there. Highly entertaining, surprisingly many laugh-out-loud moments (if someone ever get's stranded on Mars, he better have that sense of humor) and lots of science and geekiness. Plus, it already has all the cheesy Hollywood-blockbuster moments pre-written. The whole world bonding together over one lost soul (hell, even China pitches in), the words echo the tear-jerker movie montages that will follow. I didn't even mind that that much, as it was a fun and exciting read, and tear-jerker moments are definitely better in book form, while they deserve more eye-rolling on the big screen.