Orbital
by Samantha Harvey
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA polished, expansive novel: inventive and slow-burning. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
A slender novel of epic power and the winner of the Booker Prize 2024, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men traveling through space.
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- Author
- Samantha Harvey
- Published
- 2023
- Pages
- 144
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- Open Library
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