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Book 13 of 2025

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

4 stars

A lushly written, thought-provoking meditation on life and humanity from the perspective of astronauts who orbit the earth 16 times in a single 24 hour period.

I really enjoyed this, though the last couple chapters dragged for me. Being unmoored from time, gravity, and breathable atmosphere prompted some really lovely passages about what it means to be alive, to be human, to be of the Earth even when you're away from it.

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