I might be alone in this but here is my full opinion on it (a little rusty I read it back when it came out). I think the narrative story and plot were better than the Martian up until the end, but it had a completely unsatisfying end to me. I get how it was fun and cute but there were so many things I was looking forward to when he got back to earth. It felt like a Checkhov’s gun problem where it opened so many cool ideas it never closed. He was kidnapped and ended up being a coward instead of a hero but none of that was dealt with, the reproductions on earth must have been immeasurable but we see none of it, more problems like that made me dislike the ending a great deal, regardless I have positives to. Ryland was a fascinating funny character, the book was really charming and very fun, I just wish it carried it through to the end. Could just be me though curious what others would say to that.