A review by mholla
Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

3.0

Okay, the subject matter for this book is obviously excellent. I thought the writing was subpar, though - I found myself thinking about the writing as I read (and not in a good way), which is generally a bad sign. There were weird non sequiters and tense changes and moments where I got the impression the author liked an anecdote and just attached it to a paragraph so it would go somewhere. Also, seriously, what was up with that ice cream recipe at the end of Rita Levi-Montalcini's chapter???

But, I learned about a lot of really cool women and learned some of their scientific contributions. If anything, they were a bit much to keep straight.

Great book for a book club!!