19.4k reviews for:

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.54 AVERAGE

mxrxt_lhm's review against another edition

5.0

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mjleebooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

kat_lin91's review

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Holy crap.  I have no other words, mostly because I’m still sobbing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage

rbjags's review

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

brightly_bailie's review

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: No

meganfischer's review

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hemme601's review

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: No

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Gorgeous story and beautiful writing. Have not cried that much at an ending in a long time. Might be my new fave TJR!

literarycolin's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.75 ⭐

Let’s start with the title: Atmosphere. At first it struck me as vague, maybe even lazy. But the more I thought about it, the more it clicked. The title seems to work on two levels—the literal atmosphere an astronaut must break through, and the metaphorical atmosphere of fear, shame, and societal pressure the protagonist feels trapped in. Just as she must conquer her fear of space and risk her life, she must also risk everything to embrace love. That parallel gave the title more meaning for me.

Now, to the big question: Is this as good as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo or Daisy Jones & The Six? For me, not quite. While there are some tense space-set moments, don’t expect a nonstop thrill ride. The real heart of the novel is in Reid’s character work—which is mostly excellent. Most of the main cast feels layered and real, though one slipped into caricature, and a couple of side characters were forgettable.

The 1980s setting works perfectly for exploring a “forbidden” romance, though the circumstances behind that romance stretched believability at times. Still, the emotional stakes carried the story.

In the end, Atmosphere delivers an engaging, character-driven story with flashes of Reid’s brilliance, even if it doesn’t soar to the heights of her best work.

wandaj's review

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ajackson505's review

4.5

emotional inspiring 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: No