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cheshiresnickersnack 's review for:
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
I liked the well drawn characters, especially the protagonist and the other hidden figures style computers, and the way the book tries to deals with the way racism, sexism, and antisemitism affect people psychologically. I also liked the way the book deals with Elma York's anxiety. However, I felt that not enough happened. I would have liked Elma to have made it into orbit by the middle of the book, and I felt that the character development was repetitious at times.
It is very interesting to consider how the US space program of the 1950s could have been accelerated and what the history of space flight would look like had that been the case. For example, how close would we have gotten to golden era sci-fi scenarios where astronauts held slide rulers between their teeth?
It is very interesting to consider how the US space program of the 1950s could have been accelerated and what the history of space flight would look like had that been the case. For example, how close would we have gotten to golden era sci-fi scenarios where astronauts held slide rulers between their teeth?