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Atmosphere: A Love Story

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

An epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 198os space shuttle program and the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.

Cover of Atmosphere: A Love Story
Hardcover
Pages 352 pages
Published 2025
Audiobook 9h 58m
Languages English, Dutch, French +5

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Publisher's Summary

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances.…

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Weighted Score
4.23 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.27 ★
v (Ratings Count): 437
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.27
True Ratings 437
Written Reviews 84
Shelved (Popularity) 1,252
Users Read 546
Rating Distribution
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