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Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin

31 reviews

randeerebecca's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Outing, Abandonment, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

lcg527's review against another edition

funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Pregnancy

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

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

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I related to Enid more than I would like to admit. This was spectacularly written and I really enjoyed the pace and writing style. I will definitely be coming back to this one again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Moderate: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Ableism

Minor: Toxic friendship, Rape, Lesbophobia, Violence, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

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

purplepoodleclub's review

emotional funny hopeful informative tense 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

My first read by this author and I can’t wait to check out her debut novel after this one! I was hesitant at first with the title, I’m not super INTO outer space, however nothing about this book went over my head. There are interesting space facts sprinkled in, however it isn’t the central catalyst for the story, so don’t let that stop you from checking this out. 

I was immediately invested in Enid’s story… The true crime addicted, neurodivergent lead was relatable, her family and friends were lovable, and I really enjoyed the writing style of the author as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Bullying

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

melissaarnaud's review

dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I really LOVED this book. The main character is imperfect and a mess. I enjoyed the pace and imperfections of the story and its characters and I was sad when I finished it because that meant I was done. The characters felt very real and relatable. At first I didn’t think I would’ve been so attached but I really did fall in love with this book and it’s cast of characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Abandonment, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide

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

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

fauna's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

I learned so much of my own feelings reading Enid’s internal monologue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Stalking, Self harm, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, and Blood