Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Orbital

Samantha Harvey

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction inspiring reflective slow-paced
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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. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its kind before the program i...

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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 13,565 reviews

Moods

reflective: 91%

inspiring: 44%

emotional: 35%

hopeful: 33%

informative: 29%

adventurous: 22%

challenging: 14%

relaxing: 13%

mysterious: 7%

sad: 7%

dark: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

funny: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
65% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
29% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

3% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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