I thought this would be far more interesting than it actually was. To be fair, for the first quarter/first third it is very interesting. I don't know very much about space or space travel or the effects of coming back after being in space, so reading about Scott Kelly's preparations and the superstitious behaviors and what he emotionally goes through for each trip was interesting. However, he often gets bogged down in minutiae that would have been better left out. There's an entire ten pages set aside to discuss how to fix the machine that recirculates urine into drinking water. That's only one example and you will see a lot more if you ever pick this book up.
It also seemed as though everyone got along together SO WELL. No one ever had problems with anyone. I get that yo're in a confined space for long periods of time and government agencies are going to send their most well adjusted, least likely to cause conflict people up there, but I guess I'm just not buying it that everyone was SO FRIENDLY.
This book probably would have been better if it were shorter, with fewer technical details or exhaustive, repetitive explanations.
It also seemed as though everyone got along together SO WELL. No one ever had problems with anyone. I get that yo're in a confined space for long periods of time and government agencies are going to send their most well adjusted, least likely to cause conflict people up there, but I guess I'm just not buying it that everyone was SO FRIENDLY.
This book probably would have been better if it were shorter, with fewer technical details or exhaustive, repetitive explanations.