Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

29 reviews

booksthatburn's review against another edition

The setting is an alternate-history version of the 1950’s and 1960’s after a meteorite strikes and wipes out most of the USA’s East Coast. While it’s undoubtedly science fiction, it’s not my preferred kind. It has really nuanced portrayals of issues like sexism and anxiety, but ultimately those are too real for me right now, mostly because of the historical setting.

Not my thing but seems well done, try this if you want an alternate history portrayal of women fighting sexist inertia to be in flight after a catastrophe turns the world’s attention to escaping off-planet. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Antisemitism

chessakat's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Bullying, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Death of parent

fiveredhens's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

i did not care for this book at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death and Misogyny

Minor: Antisemitism

white savior trope

foreverbookwandering's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Antisemitism and Bullying

aardwyrm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

Difficult to read at times because it deals very directly with the double-binds facing women (and making an effort to include all women) in the culture, this is more a work of sociological science fiction than anything else. There's lots of good stuff about rockets and physics! But the alternate history aspects hinge as much on the shock to a culture on the brink of the cold war and the aggressive, history-blind conformity of the fifties suddenly being thrown off that trajectory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Mental illness, Ableism, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

cutlet's review against another edition

I got twenty percent into this book before having to put it down. It felt very sad, full of grief and pain and suffering. Well written, but a bit too heavy for me at the moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, and Antisemitism

idksamiguess's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Antisemitism and Death

leannj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Vomit

Moderate: Antisemitism

mention of suicide attempt

narzibenoucdel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Antisemitism and Racism