Suzanne asked Andy Weir:

Did you find yourself laughing as you wrote parts of The Martian? At the end, I was torn between holding my breath, thinking "You're going to do what now?" and laughter.

Andy Weir I would snicker from time to time when I first came up with a joke. But a lot of them were the result of careful crafting and editing.

Was there a real-life astronaut that inspired you to create Mark Watney's character?

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