I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Title: Bright and Dangerous Objects
Author: Anneliese Mackintosh
Release Date: 10.6.20
Publisher: Tin House
This book popped on my radar earlier this year and I wasn't sure I was going to read it. Then I saw the trailers for Hilary Swank in the new Netflix series Away and started thinking of the book again. I read Bright and Dangerous Objects in a single setting and while it was an enjoyable way to spend my evening it wasn't necessarily remarkable. Thirty-seven-year-old Solvig loves her job as a deep sea diver because of its isolation not despite it, and when an opportunity arises to be one of the first people to colonize Mars she is determined to be chosen. She will leave the planet and never return--the ultimate isolation. While her ambition(?) is admirable, she is also deciding if she wants to have a baby with her boyfriend. She wonders if she should choose one over the other or if she can have both. Isn't this the quandary every woman faces--ambition or family? At it's core this slim novel touches on the struggle of "having it all" as a woman, but I found fault in the ambivalence Solvig feels toward both of her options.
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