Ell commented on Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity …
This is very much in the same tone/style as the Martian, which is to say it's engaging and interesting and cloyingly dudeish. It just balances out to worthwhile for me, but if you thought The Martian was annoying this will not be an improvement!
Fun worldbuilding though, good aliens, all that.