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A review by doogsley
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
elusive, heady, staggering. to me, anyway. i don’t think these are negative qualities though. i wish i owned this physically so could chew on the plot(? lyrics, maybe?) in the margins. i also wish i had a globe in front of me so i could “follow along” with all of the purple earthly prose haha. def in a league of its own; i’ve never read anything quite like this. i think i enjoyed it more than i can currently integrate. def a book to revisit in my future.
chie, you’ll always be my babygirl.
“and the earth, a complex orchestra of sounds, an out-of-tune band practice of saws and woodwind, a spacey full-throttle distortion of engines, a speed-of-light battle between galactic tribes, a ricochet of trills from a damp rainforest morning, the opening bars of electronic trance, and behind it all a ringing sound, a sound gathered in a hollow throat. a fumbled harmony taking shape.”
chie, you’ll always be my babygirl.
“and the earth, a complex orchestra of sounds, an out-of-tune band practice of saws and woodwind, a spacey full-throttle distortion of engines, a speed-of-light battle between galactic tribes, a ricochet of trills from a damp rainforest morning, the opening bars of electronic trance, and behind it all a ringing sound, a sound gathered in a hollow throat. a fumbled harmony taking shape.”