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Orbital by Samantha Harvey: A Meditation on Humanity from Above

Harvey’s Booker-winning novella transcends plot, offering sixteen hypnotic orbits of Earth through astronauts’ eyes. Like Virginia Woolf in space, it’s a philosophical meditation where perspective shifts like Las Meninas—challenging, beautiful, rewarding rereads. In 136 pages, Harvey captures humanity’s cosmic insignificance and profound meaning simultaneously. Utterly transcendent.