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Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

77 reviews

megtall's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

felix_benjamin's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

kelkelkelkelly's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book so much. Enid is a vivid, authentic character that bundles her quirks, flaws, desires and fears together in a beautifully authentic way. The cast of characters are all unique and feel very real, and the writing style has this clipped, frank style that really suits Enid’s POV. The plot does hinge on miscommunication tropes, but it works with the relationships in the story. There are some unexpectedly chilling and creepy moments that make this a real page-turner. This story will stay with me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Violence

bugle's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I laughed, I cried (several times), I didn’t want it to end. I found Enid extremely relatable and the story engaging. The ending was neat and meaningful in a really satisfying way, especially against the (familiar) chaos of Enid’s thought clouds. I’m really grateful I found this book and can’t wait to share it with friends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

kerianne0's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

laurx92's review

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Emily Austin writes anxiety, depression, and other mental disorders in such a fun, painful, honest, and real way. I will happily keep reading whatever she puts out!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

agracerobinson's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had an unshakeable feeling in my stomach while reading this and I couldn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

disguisedposer's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Five stars. I love this author. She makes me feel so seen. If you've ever wondered what it's like inside the mind of a neurodivergent person, read one of her books. I also highly recommend Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

dogoodwithbooks's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

 If I could describe this book in two words, it would be uniquely weird. But in a good way. 

With a fresh narrative voice, Interesting Facts About Space is an excellent novel focused on recognizing our pasts and how to let others in. Austin’s writing style helps create Enid to be a relatable character that highlights our doubts as humans as well as living in a world as an autistic person. I also felt that the pacing that Austin utilizes was executed well and keeps you drawn in. However, if you don’t get the narrative voice or the jump-change in scenes, this book might not be for you. This book is also not for you if you don’t like graphic discussions about true crime and true crime podcasts since Enid does talk about it a lot in the book. 

If you want a book similar to Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine or you want something similar to a Sally Rooney novel (but were left down by her work), I would definitely recommend reading Interesting Facts About Space. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

calicat42's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail