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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
informative
inspiring
I wanted to like this book, as I'm trying to broaden my reading horizon and read more historic fiction and nonfiction.
The author appears to thoroughly cover details regarding the events that took place to move the U.S. towards desegregation and equality for African Americans. She does well in describing the political conflict between "traditionalists" and more forward minded individuals. There is a good plethora of information and education here on this topic.
What I didn't like: The book falls flat for me because, I went into this hoping to I would be learning more about the women behind the scenes at NASA, etc. and unfortunately, because there is so much information about the history of NASA, segregation, etc, there is little focus on the women themselves and their actual roles. I felt the author more so generalized the women's stores than actually detailing and delving into their stories.
All said, I had to DNF early in, because it is just too dry of material to keep me mentally stimulated. It almost feels more like reading a textbook on the history of segregation than that of hidden figures in NASA 😐
The author appears to thoroughly cover details regarding the events that took place to move the U.S. towards desegregation and equality for African Americans. She does well in describing the political conflict between "traditionalists" and more forward minded individuals. There is a good plethora of information and education here on this topic.
What I didn't like: The book falls flat for me because, I went into this hoping to I would be learning more about the women behind the scenes at NASA, etc. and unfortunately, because there is so much information about the history of NASA, segregation, etc, there is little focus on the women themselves and their actual roles. I felt the author more so generalized the women's stores than actually detailing and delving into their stories.
All said, I had to DNF early in, because it is just too dry of material to keep me mentally stimulated. It almost feels more like reading a textbook on the history of segregation than that of hidden figures in NASA 😐
A truly inspiring account of the black women who worked a NASA (and NACA) in the middle of the 20th century, and how they managed to succeed despite all the obstacles and discrimination in their paths. Although Shetterly's book struggles in parts to straddle the line between a fictional retelling of real persons, and something more akin to a biography or purely historical account, she has created an easy-to-read and fascinating account of the birth of NASA and humanity's first journeys into space. I admit that before reading this book, I didn't know anything of the role that many ordinary black (and white) woman played in these achievements, or indeed the specifics of racial segregation and discrimination that still existed in the US even after non-discriminatory laws were passed. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone, even with no specialist knowledge or interest in the space race etc. A great read, marred only by a few typos (sadly poor editing, not the author's fault), and as mentioned, where, in places, it devolved into a bit too much fictional-artistic license for my liking - although I imagine for others this might be a more positive aspect. Go read it!
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"The history that has come together in these pages wasn't so much as hidden as unseen.". So thankful to learn a little of the lives and accomplishments of some amazing women who stood against some amazing odds.
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The history here is heartwarming, but sometimes j felt like Shetterly tried to cram too many stories into this book. A positive problem to have though.
Absolutely loved this book! I had no idea about this part of history and it's incredibly fascinating. Everyone should read this!
I love non-fiction works of little known stories of great people whose work supports and enables great people to do great things. What an inspiring story!
I saw the trailer for the movie that came out this week, and already I see that Hollywood did not exactly follow the book. As one reviewer said. "The movie is historical fiction, while the book is history. "
The life of Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn and Katherine Johnson reminded me of my father and relatives that were scientists and engineers during this time, and shown so much in the Apollo 13 movie.
I saw the trailer for the movie that came out this week, and already I see that Hollywood did not exactly follow the book. As one reviewer said. "The movie is historical fiction, while the book is history. "
The life of Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn and Katherine Johnson reminded me of my father and relatives that were scientists and engineers during this time, and shown so much in the Apollo 13 movie.