I did. It was an excellent book. It kept me riveted until completed.
I do want to see what Hollywood has done with the special effects on this one.
Well said. My son recommended it to me and it resulted in several nights of short sleep as I stayed up reading. Good story, engaging challenges, reasonably realistic (or more so than many) in that not everything goes right. In fact a lot goes horribly wrong. Good solid themes of perseverance and self reliance. Some humor thrown in, and teamwork as crew mates risk it all for a shot a saving him.