The Astronaut Wives Club
Ratings7
Average rating3.4
The material was interesting, however I felt that the telling of the story was disjointed and skipped around too much.
I enjoyed learning more about an aspect of space exploration that hasn't received nearly as much attention as the SpaceMen. It was really interesting with the contrast of each decade's expectations vs what the women wanted for themselves (NASA and Life Magazine had an amount of control that would be unheard of today). The flaws were only those inherent with books of this scope- with so many women over so many years, most of the bios were necessarily thin.
I had trouble keeping track of the wives and feeling like I was getting to know them individually; it may have been best to focus on one or two wives in each group. But, overall, it was an interesting read, as I enjoyed being reminded of those days of my childhood watching the astronauts.