How do I put this? There are little free libraries in my city and I grabbed this book thinking it was going to be a cute little adventure novel or something. No, no, it wasn't that. Alright that's fine, sometimes books aren't what you expect. Like, I read Orbital expecting an Apollo 13 type of story with a dash of science fiction - it wasn't that. I still found entertainment and value in the novel. So please do not assume that my very negative review is simply my poor reaction to reading something unexpected. It seemed like a conduit, a strange orientalist conduit, for the authors personal philosophy. Which more or less can be summarized as simply if you want something the universe gives it to you. Is that a philosophy I personally agree with? No. Is the overly simplistic philosophy the reason why I'm giving it a poor raiting? No. It's the delivery. It's overly saccharine and preachy.

It will be returned to the little free library outside, and it will not have a place in my personal collection.