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mj_james_writes 's review for:
Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story
by Jeffrey Kluger
DID NOT FINISH: 44%
Received as an ARC.
I wanted a book about space.
I got homophobia. The author praised Webb’s crusade to get gay men out of the federal government. It was praised and not confined.
I got sexism. A married inventor pair was described by the author as Mr.XXX and his wife. Minimizing the contribution of the woman in the pair. This happened again when they were reintroduced.
I got abalism. An astronaut in the program was disqualified due to dyslexia. The entire paragraph was gross not specifically he was called “broken” and “unlucky.”
The narrative was scattered and weirdly put together and overall I wasn’t enjoying it - just reading to review. But I’m not putting my effort and time into a book that talks about people this way.
I wanted a book about space.
I got homophobia. The author praised Webb’s crusade to get gay men out of the federal government. It was praised and not confined.
I got sexism. A married inventor pair was described by the author as Mr.XXX and his wife. Minimizing the contribution of the woman in the pair. This happened again when they were reintroduced.
I got abalism. An astronaut in the program was disqualified due to dyslexia. The entire paragraph was gross not specifically he was called “broken” and “unlucky.”
The narrative was scattered and weirdly put together and overall I wasn’t enjoying it - just reading to review. But I’m not putting my effort and time into a book that talks about people this way.
Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Sexism