Orbital

This Booker Prize winner captures the overview effect astronauts feel gazing at Earth—overwhelmed by borderless beauty, feeling connected to humanity, transformed. It's a small novel about astronauts orbiting, purely vibes and conceptual reflection, a love letter to our planet without focusing on characters or plot. Opposite of Atmosphere, it's awe-inspiring being with Earth, containing that cognitive shift perfectly. I loved it most this half-year, giving it many stars; I'd recommend to everyone for its profound, transformative wonder.