A review by hellymp
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

What a wonderful short, yet enormous book! Its language and the depth of thought is beautiful - capturing the minutiae of the astronauts’ day, the personal thoughts and the enormity of being small in the vastness of space, the beauty and fragility of our own planet and humanity, love and loneliness. Not a boom or subject matter that I would usually choose, this book will remain with me long after closing the final chapter.