Simply phenomenal. Told in alternating chapters detailing his Year in Space and the rest of his life leading up to that mission, Kelly does an awesome job of telling his story in a way that makes it very nearly impossible to put down the book. I actually listened to the audiobook for most of this read, which was read by Kelly himself. Also fun was knowing I had followed him on social media during that year, so some of the things he talks about in the book, I actually saw when his team put them on his social media accounts as they happened. Overall an excellent book about the current realities of the International Space Station and at least one man's tale of how he got there.

3 1/2 stars

Interesting book, but is maybe too technical and detailed at times. Sometimes it is hard to remember where we are in the timeline. Still, a great story, and I wish he would write a version for teens, as his failure to success story could be of great interest to them.