![]() ![]() Elma York has more depth than the entire cast of some novels and as you travel with her through this period of her life you get to know her inside and out. She is the heart of this novel and what a heart it is. You love Elma when she is right, when she is wrong, when she is frustrating and when she is hilarious. You love her when she views herself as fragile, as weak, even though you know she is neither of those things. You love her when she puts the opinions of other people ahead of her own, despite her being right. You love her when she stands up for herself and others in the face of 1950s (and today, let's be honest) misogyny. In the 50s a meteorite strikes the east coast of America, and the resulting environmental effects are essentially going to make Earth uninhabitable. ![]() The Calculating Stars is alternate scifi history. It comes down to Kowal and her incredible ability to create some of the most realistic characters I have ever read.īut first let me fill you in on the world that Kowal builds. ![]() How can it be all of those seemingly contradictory things? Elma's journey is heartbreaking, frustrating, disappointing, hilarious, filled with heart, and joyful. I have never cheered as hard whilst reading a book as I did when I got to the last chapter of The Calculating Stars.Ĭheered and cried to be honest with you. ![]()
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