the most popular book at the library

when i reserved a hold on samantha harvey's orbital there were 110 holds on it. by the time i picked it up there were 88. crazy town. the book was... not for me. it was very experimental and i thought it would focus more on the relationships between the astronauts (and cosmonauts) and perhaps have literally any plot in it. idk, the bit about the national toilets was sort of interesting. but the stream of consciousness style and the lack of dialogue punctuation made it a difficult read for me, sort of boring. it was all vibes and imagery and definitely a book for people who have a deep and abiding interest in the logistic minutiae of space travel. i, uh, don't. at least not in this context.

sorry, i should explain. the book follows one day, 16 orbits, in the life of a multinational ISS sort of crew. there's side stuff about a typhoon and someone's mother dying (one of the more compelling almost-but-not-actually plots) and some other different astronauts going on a moon mission. it's like fine. wouldn't recommend really and i suspect that the absurd number of holds on it is all hype.

in other news national final season for eurovision is officially over so at some point in the next idk week expect a big long post where i tell you what was good.