The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

Avarla reviewed The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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3 stars

Had I known this contained a lot of emails, figures and artwork, I'd have read it instead of listened to it. I feel like it lost a lot of it's charm that way.
Content-wise it was entertaining and interesting and I'm dying to visit the scale model walkway museum (Yes, I already forgot it's name, sorry). Also I'll definitely read other of Tyson's books, simply because space is a highly intriguing topic and I loved his style of writing.

Utena reviewed The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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3 stars

Growing up, I had always loved the idea that Pluto was the ninth planet in the Solar System. It had been my favorite planet because it seemed to be always neglected when it came to discussing the planets of the Outer system. I was even more disappointed when I learned that it had been demoted from a major player to that of a supporting role of dwarf planet.

With the recent renewal interest of Pluto due to the flyby of New Horizons, I thought this book was the perfect read.

I was not entirely disappointed.

It was a nice light read filled with information from the mythology of the namesake Roman God of the Dead to the idea of people believing the planet was named after Mickey Mouse's dog, Pluto, to the cartoons. There were times I felt like the author was being defensive in trying to make a case …

Growing up, I had always loved the idea that Pluto was the ninth planet in the Solar System. It had been my favorite planet because it seemed to be always neglected when it came to discussing the planets of the Outer system. I was even more disappointed when I learned that it had been demoted from a major player to that of a supporting role of dwarf planet.

With the recent renewal interest of Pluto due to the flyby of New Horizons, I thought this book was the perfect read.

I was not entirely disappointed.

It was a nice light read filled with information from the mythology of the namesake Roman God of the Dead to the idea of people believing the planet was named after Mickey Mouse's dog, Pluto, to the cartoons. There were times I felt like the author was being defensive in trying to make a case for the reasoning behind the demotion of Pluto but it fell short to me. I guess I am just one of those older generations that has yet gotten over the idea and maybe I won't be ever.

Still a nice read and one that people will either really enjoy or be disappointed by the reasoning and information provided.

Nithin

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June 11, 2019

Michael

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July 4, 2017