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A review by shivani_n
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
My two favourite teachers at school both love to read, and one of them told me Orbital was one of the best books they've ever read, and the other said it sucked ass. I was curious to see which one I would agree with, and after about 20 pages I already knew it was the latter.
Literally nothing happened in this book. Nothing. This was 130 pages of waffling and I was OVER IT. Also, I'm sorry but man I just don't care about space. Of course, space and being an astronaut is interesting in theory; however, reading about it was SO depressing. No contact with friends or family, no sunlight, no real food, I could go on. They don't have lives they just float and float and float some more and then contemplate about said floating.
I guess I can see why some people might like this, because the writing is really philosophical and whatnot, but I honestly cannot think of ANY reason why this won the 2024 Booker Prize.. someone please explain 💀
Even if you like space, I would not recommend wasting your time on this book.
Literally nothing happened in this book. Nothing. This was 130 pages of waffling and I was OVER IT. Also, I'm sorry but man I just don't care about space. Of course, space and being an astronaut is interesting in theory; however, reading about it was SO depressing. No contact with friends or family, no sunlight, no real food, I could go on. They don't have lives they just float and float and float some more and then contemplate about said floating.
I guess I can see why some people might like this, because the writing is really philosophical and whatnot, but I honestly cannot think of ANY reason why this won the 2024 Booker Prize.. someone please explain 💀
Even if you like space, I would not recommend wasting your time on this book.