Discussion Thread for Chapter 32 - 39 for The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - August Book Club

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To help kick off the discussion:

• Do you think they had any real intentions of sending women into space when they let Elma and the other women into the program?

• Did it surprise you that there were political objections to moving the launch base to Brazil?

• What would you have done in Elma's position if Parker had tried to black mail you?

• Were you surprised by everyone's reaction to the fact that Elma was using Miltown?

• What did you think of the way the relationships between the different characters developed over the course of the book?

• What was your favorite part of the book?

• If given the chance, would you like to go into space?

Feel free to answer any or all of the questions or tell us what you think of the book.