So has anyone read Orbital by Samantha Harvey?
It has just been awarded the Booker prize and is the first Booker prize book set in space! It follows a single day (and 16 orbits) aboard the ISS around the Earth but, to be clear, Harvey has stated it is not science fiction and is not about the ISS but, rather, about Earth.
I looked at this a little while ago and decided that, as Harvey had no experience of space or of writing SF and the subject matter didn't really appeal to me, I'd give it a miss. But now I'm questioning that decision, especially as Harvey herself almost quit writing for exactly the same reasons I doubted it; because she had no experience of space and felt a distinct case of imposter syndrome, thinking that no one would be interested in reading such a book by someone with so little experience of the setting. So now, with the award, I am intrigued. I notice that @The Judge has read and struggled with one of her books but this one is only a little over 200 pages so maybe I should consider giving it a whirl.
It has just been awarded the Booker prize and is the first Booker prize book set in space! It follows a single day (and 16 orbits) aboard the ISS around the Earth but, to be clear, Harvey has stated it is not science fiction and is not about the ISS but, rather, about Earth.
I looked at this a little while ago and decided that, as Harvey had no experience of space or of writing SF and the subject matter didn't really appeal to me, I'd give it a miss. But now I'm questioning that decision, especially as Harvey herself almost quit writing for exactly the same reasons I doubted it; because she had no experience of space and felt a distinct case of imposter syndrome, thinking that no one would be interested in reading such a book by someone with so little experience of the setting. So now, with the award, I am intrigued. I notice that @The Judge has read and struggled with one of her books but this one is only a little over 200 pages so maybe I should consider giving it a whirl.