Endurance, Young Readers Edition: My Year in Space and How I Got There

• Endurance by Scott Kelly, subtitled “my year in space and how I got there”, clicking on the cheapest offer at AMAZON I did end up with the “young readers edition” and an “advance readers copy – not for sale”, figure captions were missing and some pages apparently too. Never mind. The book is not about Mars but the international space station (ISS) is sometimes considered as a precursor for a Mars excursion. Scott Kelly and his twin brother, both Navy test pilots and shuttle pilots, became known for spending a year at the ISS. The book is Scott Kelly’s biography; about half of it is about the year at ISS. I doubt that Scott Kelly did write much of this independently, some sections are too-well written for a Navy pilot (misconception - perhaps) and the book came out at light speed after his return. Congrats to the unknown ghost writer, anyway, perhaps he did write it himself. The first part about a wild kid without focus raised by an alcoholic father (p. 10) that became a man in the military (p. 31) is more than cheesy – thanks to the ghost writer? The second half (p. 137pp) actually includes 1st hand interesting information about the ISS (smell of the ISS, p. 160; trouble with CO2 levels, Seedra, Sabatier system, p. 180; vision problems of male astronauts, p. 201; watching CNN at ISS - good, p. 214; ) Citing Kelly, “essential to getting to Mars,…, is a working toilet…”, p.192 following that sentiment, get a copy of Kelly’s book and make sure not to order in the “young readers edition” by accident, would be my suggestion – I enjoyed reading it.

This book was not appropriate for children. It talked about drinking, abuse and other inappropriate items. After reading the first chapter, I threw it in the trash

I purchased this book for my son as a preparation for an event with Scott Kelly at Hayden Planetarium. He loved the book and meeting Scott Kelly and having him sing it made it special for my son. Having a young reader edition of this book was a great idea

For grandson. The adult version means just that. TMI for young readers.

My grandson was lucky enough to meet Astronaut Kelly, so he had a real interest in this book. He had read Astronaut Chris Hadfield's book, so this was a continuation of the space experience for him. At age 12, he was right in the books age range. Kelly is an engaging speaker and writer and has virtually unparalleled experience in space. Good read.

Present for our Granddaughter who's interested in astronomy and space related items. She loves it.

I bought this as a gift so i cannot give you any comments

Scott Kelly is a great storyteller! He definitely didn’t disappoint with this!!

Very very good