I get emails from "Sword and Laser" on the GoodReads forum. They chose "The Martin" as this months bookclub read.
When I read the description - it reminded me of an old black-and-white SciFi movie called "Robinson Crusoe on Mars". (Yes - I spent a lot of Saturday Nights watching Creature Features) But in the movie - he has a monkey. That makes it totally different from the book.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058530/?ref_=nv_sr_2