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4.54 AVERAGE
4.54 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Truly I do not get the hype of this one guys đđđ
TLDR: I can tell this was well researched on the NASA side of things but the story fell soooo flat for me given the hype
a few things that were my main hang-ups:
1- Joan is SO INCREDIBLY BORING LOL. I enjoyed her relationship with Frances, but otherwise, sheesh đ I did not find her interesting or inspiring in any way
2- the way this is advertised as a âlove storyâ really threw me off.in the end, I find this to be more of a reflection of the love Joan has for Frances, more than the love story between Vanessa and Joan
3- the historical aspect didnât really jive for me. I think it would play better as a movie, just to be able to have some more visual context of the era we were in? I think I needed more historical context than we got to really get into the headspace of the times and to better feel for the women / Joan & Vanessa. I just could NOT put myself in their shoes.
4- because of the lack of historical context I felt, I did not think this was a very good representation of what women really feel like to be involved in STEM fields haha. I wonât bring out my creds on this but simply saying that âguys make jokesâ and bringing up that they were the first woman to do something doesnât do enough it justice for me???Joan finding out about getting picked for her space flight is the only time I felt truly engaged / moved at all by this book Lol. Joanâs reaction to this (running to the bathroom to let out her emotions away from her male boss) is SUCH a better representation of âwomen in male dominated fieldsâ than any of the jokes / comments / fights about âgirls doing what the boys are doingâ
end rant Lol
TLDR: I can tell this was well researched on the NASA side of things but the story fell soooo flat for me given the hype
a few things that were my main hang-ups:
1- Joan is SO INCREDIBLY BORING LOL. I enjoyed her relationship with Frances, but otherwise, sheesh đ I did not find her interesting or inspiring in any way
2- the way this is advertised as a âlove storyâ really threw me off.
3- the historical aspect didnât really jive for me. I think it would play better as a movie, just to be able to have some more visual context of the era we were in? I think I needed more historical context than we got to really get into the headspace of the times and to better feel for the women / Joan & Vanessa. I just could NOT put myself in their shoes.
4- because of the lack of historical context I felt, I did not think this was a very good representation of what women really feel like to be involved in STEM fields haha. I wonât bring out my creds on this but simply saying that âguys make jokesâ and bringing up that they were the first woman to do something doesnât do enough it justice for me???
end rant Lol
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexism
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Listened to the audiobook. There were unexpected religious angles mentioned throughout the book.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
gorgeous and wonderful and devastating all at once
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
6 star read. New favorite TJR. New favorite book of the year. All the feels. This book gets bonus points from me for articulating the feelings and experiences that I've had as an aunt.