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A review by vendea
The Sky Below by Scott Parazynski, Susy Flory
4.0
Certainly interesting, but it came across as somewhat patronizing/condescending, and the author's ego is as concealed as a bloodstain on a white shirt. To be fair, the author has certainly earned that right, and I would rather not judge the quality of this book on the author's personal and character shortcomings, so I will say this:
The first half was riveting. Tons of information about space missions and NASA, etc. I took a year break right at the halfway mark and then finished the last half in about 3 hours of reading. Not sure how I did that as I remember the first half being a slow read. Anyway, by the second half the book becomes less focused on the mission and more on the man, which is why I personally became far less engaged.
The Kindle version with moving pictures etc. is kind of gimmicky, but it's a pretty cool gimmick. I wouldn't pay extra for it though.
Overall, I think it was still worth four stars since, apart from my long break in the middle, I never seriously lost interest in it.
*p.s.
The first half was riveting. Tons of information about space missions and NASA, etc. I took a year break right at the halfway mark and then finished the last half in about 3 hours of reading. Not sure how I did that as I remember the first half being a slow read. Anyway, by the second half the book becomes less focused on the mission and more on the man, which is why I personally became far less engaged.
The Kindle version with moving pictures etc. is kind of gimmicky, but it's a pretty cool gimmick. I wouldn't pay extra for it though.
Overall, I think it was still worth four stars since, apart from my long break in the middle, I never seriously lost interest in it.
*p.s.