Halfway Reflection of the Book

Like I said before, the writing style of the author is a large negative to the bok. I sometimes feel myself drifting off into other thoughts while reading the book. It seems to me that Gene doesn't try to 'spice up' the books words and writing styles. The thing that keeps the reader interested is the story of his rise through the ranks of the infant Space Program and all the trials, sucesses, and failures of the program, and with it, the U.S. itself.