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Vers les étoiles by Mary Robinette Kowal

50 reviews

readingthief's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Sexism, and Racism

Moderate: War and Suicide

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

aleareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Misogyny, Antisemitism, Death, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide attempt and Vomit

goodthingsread's review against another edition

hopeful informative slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Antisemitism

cataclysmic event, mass death by environmental cause, climate change

eicart_reads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Antisemitism

nomad_1291's review against another edition

hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

Immensely readable but some issues with characters. Can’t wait to discuss at book club. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, and Misogyny

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt

jlye's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really wanted to like this book and had high expectations based on the plot summary. Unfortunately I found Elma to be annoying and hard to relate to. She is hyper aware of the discrimination she faces as a Jewish woman, yet seems superficially concerned with racial discrimination towards people of colour. While racial discrimination is referenced a few times throughout the book, it only ever seems to be something on the periphery of Elma’s mind. She believes women can go to space… but mostly she wants that woman to be her. Elma’s status and accomplishments seem less the result of her brilliance, and largely the result of her connections to prominent men, namely her husband and her “daddy”. The sex scenes were cheesy and having a grown women refer to her father as “daddy” made me cringe. I gave this book 2.5 stars because I appreciated the research required to achieve scientific accuracy, however this dedication is not enough to make me want to read other books in the series. I would recommend Hidden Figures over this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent and Racism

rivqa's review against another edition

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this alternate history. While I'm not inherently interested in the nitty-gritty of space travel, Kowal threads the facts in with the plot and characterisation so well that it became fascinating. Elma is a fantastic protagonist, flawed but inspiring, and having a well-drawn Jewish protagonist was a massive bonus. Highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism