A review by rach4syth
Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space by Stephen Walker

3.0

Great anecdotes and details behind all of the players involved. We listened on audiobook, which was helpful for the pronunciation of the Russian names. I only have it three stars because I feel like it circled back several times and repeated itself on various points: how secretive the Russians were (yes, we get it) or how well-liked one cosmonaut was (yes, you’ve mentioned it several times.) With better editing, the book could have been a third shorter and delivered a stronger punch instead of being drawn out as it was. Overall, a worthwhile listen.