Scott Kelly's Endurance is a study in human achievement, and the ISS is really the star of the show. Don't get me wrong--Scott Kelly is an interesting, personable, funny narrator, and his memoir is cohesive and strong. But the international space station, the way it functions and its purpose, is the most fascinating part of the novel.
I loved learning about how the station works--how Kelly and cohorts eat in space, use the bathroom, commit to routine tasks, sleep on rotation, and how human bodies endure in anti-gravity. The progression of what man can achieve in space is so important to catalogue, and Kelly's memoir will go far in helping us civilians understand the physical and mental toll a year in space can take.
Though the book was a little long by my standards, I'm not a typical memoir-reader, so that could be the reason I felt it went on longer than expected.
I won a copy of this book through Penguin Random House.
I loved learning about how the station works--how Kelly and cohorts eat in space, use the bathroom, commit to routine tasks, sleep on rotation, and how human bodies endure in anti-gravity. The progression of what man can achieve in space is so important to catalogue, and Kelly's memoir will go far in helping us civilians understand the physical and mental toll a year in space can take.
Though the book was a little long by my standards, I'm not a typical memoir-reader, so that could be the reason I felt it went on longer than expected.
I won a copy of this book through Penguin Random House.