Satellite Love

Satellite Love follows Anna, a student at a school in small-town Japan, as she develops a relationship with an LEO satellite, culminating in her summoning it to earth as her friend, Leo. The book alternates between chapters told from the points of view of Anna and Leo, along with a few other characters (principally Anna's grandfather and Soki, a fellow student). I really liked the book, but it's not without its flaws and cautions. The writing seems a little uneven -- the first few chapters in particular seemed a little clunky, but it definitely picks up a lot after that. The main caution is that Anna's life is really tough -- shunned and bullied by her peers, she withdraws into an imaginary world, and the book doesn't shy away from showing where that leads. I thought it was a sad but beautiful book.