Last Saturday night, I stayed up way past my bedtime to finish Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
I received the hardcover for my birthday from a friend earlier this summer, and to get the full experience, I requested the audiobook via Libby as soon as I could.
Atmosphere is set in Houston, Texas in the 1980s and the main character, Joan Goodwin, is a professor at Rice University. She learns that NASA is looking for female astronauts, so she applies. We follow her journey over the next four years as she navigates relationships and training at Johnson Space Center.
The book has a dual point of view; Julia Whelan and Kristen DiMercurio are excellent narrators! The story is so layered – it’s about women in a male-dominated field, toxic family relationships, and risking it all to be with your soulmate.
My review: In full transparency, it’s books like this that make me question all my other 5-star ratings for other books. I feel like I should give this book 6 stars; it’s definitely one of the best books I’ve ever read!
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