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A review by jenvile
Dark Space by Lisa Henry
5.0
I hated the Tubes. I didn’t like knowing there was only one little air lock between me and asphyxiation.
Honestly, it has been a long time since I’ve last sobbed over a book. And a sci-fi book at that. A fantastically well written sci-fi story. Why did it take me so long to discover this?
I have no words because I’m in utter disbelief and shock at how much I love everything about this story. Even the really fucked up, uncomfortable moments. There’s turmoil, pain, hope, comfort and love. It deserves all the high praise it has received and I’ll be reading more from this author, without a doubt.
I’ll just leave one more quote here from our amazing protagonist:
I wanted to sleep, but I didn’t. I lay there and stared out at the big black. And it turns out that you don’t have to be as brave or arrogant as a Hawk pilot to look at it and not be scared. It turns out that you can feel so fucking miserable that even the thought of asphyxiation doesn’t seem so bad.
Honestly, it has been a long time since I’ve last sobbed over a book. And a sci-fi book at that. A fantastically well written sci-fi story. Why did it take me so long to discover this?
I have no words because I’m in utter disbelief and shock at how much I love everything about this story. Even the really fucked up, uncomfortable moments. There’s turmoil, pain, hope, comfort and love. It deserves all the high praise it has received and I’ll be reading more from this author, without a doubt.
I’ll just leave one more quote here from our amazing protagonist:
I wanted to sleep, but I didn’t. I lay there and stared out at the big black. And it turns out that you don’t have to be as brave or arrogant as a Hawk pilot to look at it and not be scared. It turns out that you can feel so fucking miserable that even the thought of asphyxiation doesn’t seem so bad.