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MallenNC
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This was an incredibly through look at what led up to the Challenger space shuttle disaster. The author starts all the way back in the beginning of the space race to show how systemic failures, political maneuvers, and human hubris, led to the dangers being ignored. Some of the science/engineering vocabulary was a bit beyond me. But I really appreciated how much he humanized the people involved, especially the astronauts and their families.

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mcctrish
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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I loved listening to Orbital! What an amazing tribute to earth and humankind. Mona is finished and ready to be hung up

AmyG Oooooo. I love it! 1d
mcctrish @AmyG now the hard part, wandering around the house deciding where to hang it ( I think I‘m putting it in my bedroom but ….) 1d
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝. 1d
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Tamra Wasn‘t the audio wonderful?! I loved it too. 💙 1d
mcctrish @Tamra it was so wonderful 1d
Deblovestoread Beautiful! 1d
mcctrish @Deblovestoread I love it so much 17h
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Booksbymybed
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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Orbital by Samantha Harvey follows six astronauts inside the space station as they go around the Earth in the span of 24 hours. This book doesn‘t really have a plot, nor action, just life. And love, so much love for our planet, and for people. It felt like I was reading poetry and my heart felt a little bit more at peace after.

monalyisha I keep considering this one and then not picking it up. I think your review just swayed me. Thanks! 3d
AmyG Parts of this book were just stunning. 3d
Booksbymybed @monalyisha I hope you enjoy it! 💛💛💛 3d
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Booksbymybed @AmyG they were! I found myself holding my breath even 3d
Balibee146 I bailed on this last year because I just wasn't in the right heads pace. I agree there was so beautiful writing and it does feel like poetry. I intend to revisit when I have some mental peace to enjoy it. 3d
Booksbymybed @Balibee146 oh I totally agree, it had to be the right moment. Hope you enjoy it when it‘s time💛 3d
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mcctrish
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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Every audio book I‘ve started this year I have bailed on for a variety of reasons. Some haven‘t been great, all have been clawed back by the library but it‘s mainly been more anxiety driven. I want quiet in my brain when I walk, clean, cook. Today I thought I‘d try again since my hold for Orbital is almost over. I‘ve tackled the mountain of ironing and now I‘m tackling Mona

AmyG I love seeing what you build! Please show us when you are done. Mona Lisa? 🙌🏻 (edited) 4d
mcctrish Oh for sure @AmyG I stalled out when I wasn‘t listening to anything - I felt guilty Lego-ing without a book 🤦🏻‍♀️ but I am whipping through Orbital and so many passages are just grabbing at me so Mona will be finished soon 4d
AnnCrystal 🤩👍🏼💝. 4d
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Writeme
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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Lovely short novel that covers one day (16 orbits) of a 6 person International Space Station crew. As much a meditation as a novel, this beautiful book captures the pain and joy and awe of being human. Not big on plot, though!

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CSeydel
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I‘m not finished with this book yet, but I‘m still counting in as my favorite book of the month. Incredible storytelling; he expertly combines the human side of things with the technical details that I‘m so interested in.

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charl08
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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Reading on the station about out of this world travel.

Bit of a contrast.

Cathythoughts Great pic ❤️ I loved Orbital. (edited) 1w
charl08 @Cathythoughts I think I like more story but beautifully written. Lots to think about! 1w
julesG 😁 Good picture! 1w
Bookwomble Preston is a bit of a contrast to everywhere! 6d
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Bookish_Gal
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
Mehso-so

Complicated story for having no full out plot, a bit disjointed. I enjoyed the outlook on what it takes to look outside the satellite. Though the six cosmonauts are forgettable. The plot itself was split, so I don‘t know where that was going. There were many good quotes and mentions of looking down on the earth from above, though, that saved the story to me.

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charl08
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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He dreamed - of all things, of all damned American things - of the infamous image taken by Michael Collins during the first successful moon mission, back in 1969: the photograph of the lunar module leaving the moon's surface, and of the earth beyond.

No Russian mind should be steeped in these thoughts.

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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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Read for our faculty book club - fun when the astrophysicist joins in!

If you're looking for a strong plot, this is not the book for you. My brain decided it was a prose poem, a meditation on humanity, interconnectedness, and the truths space can reveal.