Hidden Figures

Inspiring. I tried to think of the perfect words to describe this book. The women in this book were trailblazers, for their race, for their gender, for the world.

I had never even heard about these women until I heard about the movie that came out based on this book. I often find it hard to think about how long modern technology has been around. I forget that we walked on the moon over 50 years ago, and we've been flying for 100+ years.

I really can't say much about this, but READ THIS BOOK! It's a look into a part of history that I think has been immensely overlooked. I think these women played a huge factor on the sidelines of the Civil Rights Movement, and they most definitely played a huge factor in WWII, the Space Race, and the Cold War.

Oh man this was disappointing. I wanted to love this book because it's about badass women of color (!!!) but damn it was so dry and boring. The message of this book is very important but I didn't feel that the author narrated it very well. There were some interesting bits but overall I felt very underwhelmed.

This book didn't bring me joy, so I didn't finish it. I'll just watch the movie

I read this book after seeing the movie. It is definitely more journalistic rather than non-fiction, but excellent writing. I am so impressed with the author's investigative journalism. She told a story that needed to be told. What amazing women these are! I also hold a degree in mathematics and got so excited reading about their love for their work and the “behind the scenes” work that gave them purpose.

Such a good book - inspiring and uplifting, though with thoughtful criticism and analysis of the periods covered. I did struggle a bit with the more scientific aspects of the book - engineering and physics are probably the least interesting subjects to me - but it didn't subtract from my enjoyment. Looking forward to seeing the movie!