A review by patchworkbunny
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

4.0

In one day, the ISS orbits the Earth 16 times. Orbital comprises of 16 chapters, one for each orbit, as the station passes countries and oceans, a typhoon in the south Pacific, and the astronauts go about their daily tasks. I don't think it's explicitly stated that this is set on the ISS but there's plenty of clues. There's not much plot, not much happens on a regular day in space after all, but there are some beautiful observations of the planet, musings on humanity and a smattering of science.