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bookwyrmknits's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.5
I've been curious about Mary Roach's work for a long time, so this one—with its title implying that I would learn what people at NASA (and other orgs) are doing to prepare for manned space travel to Mars—sounded like a great starting point for my interests. While I enjoyed the book, I also found myself greatly disappointed in the direction the content took. Yes, this is a book about our history of spaceflight and what we've learned. No, it is not a book about getting ready for Mars. There's a lot of information here, but there is significantly more about how astronauts use the bathroom and deal with vomit in zero g than it is about what we need to do to "pack for Mars". Yes, of course everything we've learned will come in handy... but the title had me looking for different content than I actually got. I think I would have enjoyed this book more if the title had made it more clear that this was more about the history of spaceflight instead of planning for the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit and Excrement
Moderate: Death and Animal death
becksusername's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Excrement, and Sexism
Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Body shaming
keeganrb's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Excrement, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual content and Animal death
hayleymac's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Medical content, Excrement, and Vomit
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