A review by ronpayne
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Did you know looking at the Earth from space gives you existential thoughts? Well you will after this book repeatedly tells you with only slight variation in perspective between characters. While the writing is pretty, by the third time I read about how amazing the Earth looks from the International Space Station, I was like, "yeah, you said already." Honestly the first chapter completes the entire thesis of the book, and you don't need to read any more beyond that.