Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt

3.8 AVERAGE

heidi_reads25's review against another edition

5.0
informative inspiring medium-paced

jessace1's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
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bookensemble's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted

allisonncrow's review against another edition

4.0
I really enjoyed this book! I'm a woman currently working at JPL, and it was really interesting to read about the history of my workplace, as well as read about some of the women who were crucial in developing its legacy!

However, it does at time read more like a history of JPL (and of the space industry in general) rather than a description of the women. It (sometimes awkwardly) flips back and forth between descriptions of the day to day lives of a few individual women, and long scientific explanations of the technology itself and the historical context of the space race. Again, as a JPL employee, I loved it! But if you're looking for something more Hidden Figures-esque, this may not be for you.

mccles1's review against another edition

4.0
relaxing medium-paced

fireside_reads's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

flour_and_fiction's review against another edition

2.0
The book had much more scientific details than I expected. I expected to hear more about the individual women involved. I also found the names hard to follow since the characters seemed underdeveloped.
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zoe_m's review against another edition

DNF

arinmorgan's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
it’s inspiring to hear about the women who forged the way in a field that i love and how we face similar but yet different challenges. i really enjoyed this book overall! 8/10
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jenmangler's review against another edition

3.0
These women are fascinating! I had no idea how big a part they played in our exploration of the universe. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their work.