suspiciouspinecone's review against another edition
4.0
Ok, so when I picked this up, I thought it was going to be a story about people going into space.
It's not.
It's about what it would take to get people into space.
And it somehow isn't boring.
It's not.
It's about what it would take to get people into space.
And it somehow isn't boring.
sunshine169's review
5.0
I'm a space nerd. Love it. I hope to see someone on Mars in my lifetime. This book made me feel like it is a pipe dream but I learned so much. Also Eleanor has the patience of a saint. Nadia was snarky with her the whole book!
justanothergirlreads's review against another edition
Just not for me. There was no story
zepysgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Sooooo much science; at times I wondered why there was a narrative at all. Also one of the main characters was such a brat, I had no patience for her.
fell4's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
2.75
It was so boring for the most part BUT interesting and also the ending made me tear up. If it hadn't been in graphic novel form, I know I couldn't have absorbed/understood this information. Thank you for making this for people like me because this topic is so cool!!!
lauren_endnotes's review against another edition
3.0
Absolutely chocked full of information on the challenges of space flight, the limitations of the human body, the geology and chemistry of Mars, as so so much more...
The book is targeted at teen audience, and yet it is pretty dense in form, even in the graphic format. It is all conveyed through expository dialogue between an intrepid teen (wants to be the first woman on Mars!) and a scientist who works for NASA as they hike around a desert landscape on Earth.
Traditional panel format of comics with some full page spreads. Great art and visuals, and I also appreciated the representation - both the mentor and the student were women and BIPOC.
Veers into didactic lecturing frequently. Even in the graphic format, I wanted a more *showing* than *telling*. Still a great addition to graphic nonfiction in the sciences, and will no doubt spark interest.
The book is targeted at teen audience, and yet it is pretty dense in form, even in the graphic format. It is all conveyed through expository dialogue between an intrepid teen (wants to be the first woman on Mars!) and a scientist who works for NASA as they hike around a desert landscape on Earth.
Traditional panel format of comics with some full page spreads. Great art and visuals, and I also appreciated the representation - both the mentor and the student were women and BIPOC.
Veers into didactic lecturing frequently. Even in the graphic format, I wanted a more *showing* than *telling*. Still a great addition to graphic nonfiction in the sciences, and will no doubt spark interest.