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Talentos Ocultos: La Genialidad No Tiene Color. La Fuerza No Tiene Género. El Valor No Tiene Límite.
Margot Lee Shetterly
3.83 AVERAGE
3.72k reviews for:
Talentos Ocultos: La Genialidad No Tiene Color. La Fuerza No Tiene Género. El Valor No Tiene Límite.
Margot Lee Shetterly
3.83 AVERAGE
The cover of this book is super misleading because it is nothing like the movie... If there hadn't been a movie, I doubt very many people would know this story. That being said, I actually found this book closer to a research paper, not a story. There were random tangents listing tons of names I don't know or care about, that serve (imo) no purpose. I wish these ladies had been given a better novel, perhaps there will be a more fictional work depicting their lives. Because I'm an engineering student I can mostly follow along the tech and physics aspect but other than that, I sadly can't recommend this book to anyone and I wish that wasn't the case especially since I learned so much reading it.
Great Book. Uplifting, demonstrating gender and racial disparities and how strong women of color besides being extremely intelligent ( in most cases smarter than there male white counterparts) can be great communicators. The author writes this true story, so that you do not need a strong science background to enjoy or lose focus. Highly Recommended!
I probably should have read this before watching the movie. The book is not as narrative, but that's expected. I learned a lot about the history of desegregation in space research and at NASA. It is so important that this book exists.
I have mixed feelings about this one! Obviously a powerful and necessary book. You won't see these women in the index of most books about the space race, for sure. The "computers" who ensured American success in WWII and in the space race inspire me to be greater--they let nothing get in their way. That said, I would have preferred more humanity and story in this book. I found it dry reading, overloaded with facts. I feel like putting some of the details into an addendum might have made the book more enjoyable and readable. Still, I feel empowered and thoughtful after reading it, and I find myself analyzing so many of the stories and history that we take for granted and asking myself what's missing from the picture. I'll look forward to watching the film, which I've heard is fantastic and sticks to the facts, while also bringing the human stories to the fore.
love them!!!!! thank a black woman today tomorrow forever
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2024 Reading Challenges
• ATY #10. A history or historical fiction book
• Read Harder #4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author
• WoJ #21. A book/short story that was the basis for a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
How I selected this book
It's been on my TBR for a long time, probably since the movie came out
Plot summary
A history of some of the black women who worked for NACA/NASA at Langley in Virginia.
Thoughts
It started off really interesting, but got a little repetitive and I think went too deeply into the lives of some of the women. The movie was better.
• ATY #10. A history or historical fiction book
• Read Harder #4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author
• WoJ #21. A book/short story that was the basis for a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
How I selected this book
It's been on my TBR for a long time, probably since the movie came out
Plot summary
Thoughts
It started off really interesting, but got a little repetitive and I think went too deeply into the lives of some of the women. The movie was better.
Struggled to take in all the facts listening to it, so will be rereading it with a physical copy of the book instead
It was a good read, just too many places, names, schooling information, etc. I can relate to the discrimination or assumptions, as I was a white, profoundly deaf female student breaking into the male dominating engineering classes. I ended up as #1 student in my graduating class of August 1977.
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