I was the kid who always had a book open under my desk, reading a novel while my teacher taught us a lesson. So it is no surprise that I learned nothing about space, the stars, or the various missions in the space race.
As an adult this is a topic I find fascinating, and I've read both fiction and nonfiction books on the topic of space.
Taylor Jenkins Reid's book Atmosphere is THE BOOK of summer, and I devoured it over the weekend.
It's the 1980s and Joan Goodwin has been accepted into NASA's shuttle program. Women are finally being included in a field previously reserved for men. While there's a little suspense in this novel, there is also a lot of character development. We watch Joan struggle to find who she really is and what she wants, work through a complex relationship with her sister, Barbara, and experience uncomplicated joy when she's with her niece, Frances. Joan hasn't chosen an easy path professionally or personally, and as the novel unfolds we understand Joan's choices.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It might not be my favorite TJR, but she consistently delivers enjoyable unputdownable fiction and this one lived up to the hype.
And if you are in the mood for a few more books about space/astronauts/the space race, here are ten more titles (a combination of fiction and nonfiction) for you to enjoy.
1. The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush
2. The Astronauts Wives Club by Lily Koppel
3. The New Guys by Meredith Bagby
4. The Martian by Andy Weir
5. Challenger by Adam Higginbotham
6. October Sky by Homer Hickam
7. Rocket Men by Robert Kurson
8. Packing For Mars by Mary Roach
9. Shoot For The Moon by James Donovan
10. The Time It Takes to Fall by Margaret Lazarus Dean
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