Mer Barr
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A quick read. Try the audiobook as the narrators do a fantastic job of fleshing out the personalities of each letter writer.
The novella spans several important decades of big changes including the impact of war and post-war to Londoners and the growth of women storytellers.
A quick read. Try the audiobook as the narrators do a fantastic job of fleshing out the personalities of each letter writer.
The novella spans several important decades of big changes including the impact of war and post-war to Londoners and the growth of women storytellers.
Thank goodness my expectations were set correctly when I saw that this was a recent book (written when the author was no longer doing novel-length stories) and the audio was only 1 hour long. Otherwise I would have been miffed when it ended waaaaay too soon.
An interesting mashup of known themes, with only a tiny bit of the author's creative imagination.
Thank goodness my expectations were set correctly when I saw that this was a recent book (written when the author was no longer doing novel-length stories) and the audio was only 1 hour long. Otherwise I would have been miffed when it ended waaaaay too soon.
An interesting mashup of known themes, with only a tiny bit of the author's creative imagination.
Easy to guess the plot and ending too early for my taste but still, lots of science, creepiness and ?occult? somehow mixed together nicely!
Easy to guess the plot and ending too early for my taste but still, lots of science, creepiness and ?occult? somehow mixed together nicely!
A perfect book for the current state of the US' space exploration because Artemis is about taking existing technologies and testing specific technologies to meet a specific, over-arching, goal.
In hindsight I was aware of this phase of the US' space exploration, however as the author points out at the beginning, this program has been overshadowed by its successor program, which could not have happened without it, because there wasn't any wow-factor for the average person to understand. And I was among the crowd in forgetting about it and only remembering the "one giant step."
Although this book is written recently, it's incredibly dated regarding inclusion of those who are not white, male and in the 20-60s. There's no mention of the 13 women that went through the same physical and mental testing that the Mercury candidates did, nor does it mention the minority women of "Hidden Figures" that made up the staff that made getting to outer space happen.
If I remember correctly, the author was a member of the white male group who wouldn't have even thought about these people, at that time. Had he written this book back in the 80s or 90s, I would understand not mentioning these hidden individuals, but this is a recent book. Was the author not aware of them? If he was aware, why not even a brief mention of their part in this history?
A perfect book for the current state of the US' space exploration because Artemis is about taking existing technologies and testing specific technologies to meet a specific, over-arching, goal.
In hindsight I was aware of this phase of the US' space exploration, however as the author points out at the beginning, this program has been overshadowed by its successor program, which could not have happened without it, because there wasn't any wow-factor for the average person to understand. And I was among the crowd in forgetting about it and only remembering the "one giant step."
Although this book is written recently, it's incredibly dated regarding inclusion of those who are not white, male and in the 20-60s. There's no mention of the 13 women that went through the same physical and mental testing that the Mercury candidates did, nor does it mention the minority women of "Hidden Figures" that made up the staff that made getting to outer space happen.
If I remember correctly, the author was a member of the white male group who wouldn't have even thought about these people, at that time. Had he written this book back in the 80s or 90s, I would understand not mentioning these hidden individuals, but this is a recent book. Was the author not aware of them? If he was aware, why not even a brief mention of their part in this history?
I loved the summary, however the implementation is something I didn't care to pursue for very long. This is a young adult book that's too written for an age too young for my taste. I also struggled with the writing style that I put down to a cultural difference between the author's and my own.
I loved the summary, however the implementation is something I didn't care to pursue for very long. This is a young adult book that's too written for an age too young for my taste. I also struggled with the writing style that I put down to a cultural difference between the author's and my own.