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Atmosphere
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
It's the 1980s and Joan has entered NASA's space shuttle program, making her one of the first in a handful of women to have ever been invited. Between trying to maintain a relationship with her sister and niece as her schedule drastically changes, completing all of the training needed to become an astronaut and be assigned a space mission, and navigating a work environment in which all of the women are walking on eggshells to prove that they belong, Joan is balancing enough as it is. But when another woman in the program catches her eye, she begins exploring new facets of her sexuality while keeping the romance a secret from everyone, knowing that her sister will never support her and NASA will fire anyone who breaches their federal ethics rules.
This is my first Taylor Jenkins Reid book and I LOVED. IT. The only thing I knew about this ahead of time was gay astronauts and that was enough to have me sold, but everything about this story pulled me in.
I'm a sucker for a dual timeline and loved the use of it in this book. The present-day timeline is almost immediately chaotic and stressful and I thought the storytelling style was really effective - I was so eager to see the two timelines overlap and that made the pacing feel quite fast.
I'm not familiar at all with space, space exploration, NASA, etc. so maybe those more familiar would disagree, but I felt fully immersed and thought the author did a good job of creating a world that didn't shy away from the more technical and day-to-day experiences of people working in this field. I also really loved how the group of women in the program had conversations about how they each thought they should behave and present themselves in order to be seen as capable equals among their male peers.
If you like space exploration, horrible sisters, or like to have a big cry for four minutes at the very end of a book, this might be for you.
This is my first Taylor Jenkins Reid book and I LOVED. IT. The only thing I knew about this ahead of time was gay astronauts and that was enough to have me sold, but everything about this story pulled me in.
I'm a sucker for a dual timeline and loved the use of it in this book. The present-day timeline is almost immediately chaotic and stressful and I thought the storytelling style was really effective - I was so eager to see the two timelines overlap and that made the pacing feel quite fast.
I'm not familiar at all with space, space exploration, NASA, etc. so maybe those more familiar would disagree, but I felt fully immersed and thought the author did a good job of creating a world that didn't shy away from the more technical and day-to-day experiences of people working in this field. I also really loved how the group of women in the program had conversations about how they each thought they should behave and present themselves in order to be seen as capable equals among their male peers.
If you like space exploration, horrible sisters, or like to have a big cry for four minutes at the very end of a book, this might be for you.