Good Morning, Midnight

Two stories, one in the Arctic, the other in Space, both dealing with the fallout of an explained catastrophe that cuts off all communication to civilization. Both stories are simultaneously about solitude and human connection, without downgrading one for the other. They also share a yearning for knowledge, the urge to explore, about coming to peace with the potential end of the world, and about coming to peace with oneself.

The book is a beautiful mix of sadness and stillness and euphoria. I especially liked how it connected the two stories without making it explicit to the protagonists.