Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

6 reviews

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Antisemitism

temast62's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book helped me out of a reading slump. I hate you Albert Einstein. Loved and appreciated the story of Mileva Marić. She deserved so much better.

. Gobsmacked and astonished as the story of the untold in school, Milevan “Mitza” Marić. I’m well aware that most of it is exaggerated and fiction but I’m amazed at the trials and tributes that she has been through until her separation from Albert. Even before meeting him, things weren’t easy. Her intelligence and character never wavered.

Yet he tried to keep her into the mold he saw fit, she was able to escape.

Not too many women are able to do that unscathed, not that she wasn’t. But she was able to make it out alive.

The rage I felt throughout the story about her contribution to the theory of relativity in 1905 and not only not being credited, but being diminished by the man she loved and was there when she told him of her discovery. IN RELATION TO HER LATE DAUGHTER.

She gave up every single part of herself for him. She tried so hard and yet was never able to be enough for him. I’m hoping desperately that it’s not reflecting the true story of Mileva but I don’t know. It might be. Her relationships with the other characters and her sons, and science, the thing that made her so happy and content, she was completely deprived of. It was just so heartbreaking and rewarding to read it.

  I’m glad she got out and I’m sadden that she never got the recognition she deserved. 

Remarkable women, to do what she did in spite of the narcissistic and selfish man who couldn’t handle the fame. Thoughts and prayers to her descendants. 

“You’re a genius at everything but the human heart”

“Albert we may be Ein Stein (one stone), but it has been clear that we are of two hearts” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

kcbatts's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Antisemitism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a really well-researched solid book. I love when I can tell that an author was a huge nerd about something. This really made me think about how often we pretend that men achieve success by themselves, when they so frequently have a partner making their lives 100 times easier by taking care of all of the minutiae.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Antisemitism

msjk427's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This was really good and completely turned some of my thoughts on Albert Einstein on their head. Previously, the first book I'd read of this type was Half Life about Madame Curie. While I enjoyed the science and story of Mitza in this book, the writing didn't entrance me quite as much as Half Life had. However, the story of Mitza was an emotional one and I can relate to both the notion of others taking credit for one's ideas, as well as the notion that sometimes we dim our own lights to appease others. Overall, a good read especially if you enjoy science and/or reading about overlooked historical figures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting