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szuum's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
tay_af's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed this book immensely, and found the writing and descriptions to be particularly vivid—sometimes in ways that were painful to read. I’m curious to see where the story goes next. My main critique is that the (honestly, relatively unnecessary) sex scenes between the main character and her husband used a significant number of “rocket launch” euphemisms which, while perhaps amusing in theory, felt hokey and broke some of the immersion of the book in practice. Occasionally, the jargon was a bit hard to follow as well, but the grounding in an almost-familiar setting helped offset this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
yuyine's review against another edition
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
C’est un coup de coeur pour Vers les étoiles! Le roman est absolument passionnant et propose une uchronie palpitante qui dénonce le sexisme et le racisme de l’époque (et bien évidemment de la notre, malheureusement), parle d’enjeux écologiques et met des étoiles plein les yeux grâce à la passion sincère d’Elma et ses paires. L’héroïne, avec ses failles et son talent, est absolument inoubliable. Vivement la découverte de la suite!
Critique complète sur yuyine.be!
Critique complète sur yuyine.be!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol
bookbrig's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I looooooved this. It's such a satisfying read that blends survival, science, flying, math, and friendship with an amazing married couple. Plus: space!!!
10/10 will read again.
10/10 will read again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
deedireads's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I'll do a full review of the series when I finish all three, but thoughts on book 1:
- Creative, emotional premise (alternate history in which a meteor destroyed DC and the East Coast in the early 1950s, triggering an extinction event like the dinosaurs, with a female mathematician MC who decides to fight to be the first woman in space)
- Not super fast paced, but still a pretty quick read
- Love the Jewish rep, especially in SFF and in the 50s
- Great commentary on the stigmatization of mental health challenges and treatment
- Occasionally cheesy or bumpy writing but could be worse for sure
- I like that the main characters (white) are progressive but not unrealistically so for their time; they make mistakes (especially about race and feminism) and try to learn from them
- Elma and Nethaniel are OTP and their cheesy fade-to-black bedroom scenes make me smile
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Suicide attempt
elliethelibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
brittshaw_p's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
5/5⭐️ | 2/5🌶 | 1.5/3⚠️ | 16+
Genre: historical dystopian sci-fi
Diversity: STEMinist, Jewish, B/A, Taiwanese, mental health/anxiety+
Moods: dark, hopeful,
Pace: medium
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Notes: soooo good, best opening 100 pages I’ve EVER read, loved the historical sci-fi aspect - was super approachable, amazing steminist characters, fantastic main relationship, spice wasn’t graphic (great on theme euphemisms) but was fairly frequent, really great learning journey for MC re Race relations = good social commentary. I think it’s best if you go in cold.
# of pages: 421
AB length: 11:41
Took me ~ to read: 8:10
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Antisemitism
nimtoaster's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
An inspiring journey alongside a very relatable character, following the premise "Welcome to the 1950's, what if Earth was about to become unfit for life and our survival relied on the stars?". An ode to the early days of space exploration and NASA at a time where segregation against black people in the US was going strong and women were kept to the sidelines. Warning for a lot of scenes involving racism and sexism that made me extremely angry - but that was the point of it. Every step taken by the characters is a testimony to their strength, resource and resilience.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, and Sexism
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Vomit
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying and Antisemitism