I was hesitant to consider Scott Kelly's autobiography, as I don't usually enjoy this genre as much, but I dared to enjoy something a little different. I am pretty content that I did make this choice. One of the greatest qualities of this story is how personal and relatable Kelly is. As shared in the beginning of the story, he wanted to determine the best way for him to detail his journey to, through and beyond space travel and the discoveries therein, and the way to do it was to start at the beginning. Kelly's journey is not cliche or fancy, yet magical. The warm and inviting words of a book he discovered as a student on campus invited him into a reality that he would not have otherwise developed a passion for-- daring to try the unimaginable and difficult to affect meaningful discover and or change towards future exploration. This is the most magical, as I appreciate how stories can transform us and those around us, should we dare to enjoy the contents of the pages. Kelly presents a compelling narrative of his normal, yet overwhelmingly glorious life as a mediocre student and son, who then becomes a beacon of light towards discovery and wonder in space.