Orbital

NOMINATED FOR THE 2024 URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION

Certainly not the most Le Guin-esque book I've read on these shortlists. It's a strangely hopeful book, celebrating our planet and the people who live on it. The thing I loved about it most is the prose– some stunning sentences can be found on nearly every page. Can't say I was too impressed by the overal message, it reeks of oversentimentalism– this entire book is basically just the “overview effect” turned into a long-form story.