A review by gingernutpup
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

I liked it, but also had trouble with some parts of it. Specifically around her difficulty with managing her
anxiety and mental health.
It seems to me that her difficulty was actually a very serious thing that should have put her out of the running to be an astronaut. If she had had her problem manifest during an expedition it would have life threatening implications (and not just for her fellow astronauts and thr space program as a whole, but also that the whole premise was that this meteor was an extinction level event). She lied about it too! So I found that part hard. I would have preferred a stronger character maybe.
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