emwinch's review
2.0
This wasn’t what I expected it was going to be and I had a rough time getting through it. It didn’t hold my attention at all.
bookswithgin's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
5.0
alexblackreads's review
4.0
I found this super interesting. Completely enthralled by all the characters and their stories. I loved following these women, I loved the history of air travel and women's rights, I loved the discussion on the Vietnam war. I was just fascinated from start to finish.
My main critique was that the structure was a little messy and at points I found it hard to follow. We jump between a few different stewardesses and their stories, which take place at different times. I wasn't always certain where we were in relation to the rest of the book. Listening to the audiobook definitely made that worse, so perhaps it's less bothersome in physical form.
The author also tried to discuss racism a little, but it was so brief and minimal that it felt like an afterthought. Like she wrote this whole book and only realized after the fact that she ought to maybe add a chapter on that. It wasn't particularly well handled, especially relative to the rest of the book.
But overall this was really great. I highly recommend if this is a topic that might be interesting to you.
My main critique was that the structure was a little messy and at points I found it hard to follow. We jump between a few different stewardesses and their stories, which take place at different times. I wasn't always certain where we were in relation to the rest of the book. Listening to the audiobook definitely made that worse, so perhaps it's less bothersome in physical form.
The author also tried to discuss racism a little, but it was so brief and minimal that it felt like an afterthought. Like she wrote this whole book and only realized after the fact that she ought to maybe add a chapter on that. It wasn't particularly well handled, especially relative to the rest of the book.
But overall this was really great. I highly recommend if this is a topic that might be interesting to you.
petrock28's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
grumpyreading's review against another edition
3.0
talked about being a woman and racism and misogyny in air force