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A review by booksoversecondbreakfast
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
It might have something to do with the fact that I couldn't get past the whisper-like voice of the audiobook reader or the slowness if the story, but something about this book felt uncomfortable to me. I agree with some other reviewers that I don't like how she talks about students who don't live up to her expectations. There was a certain magical essence to the lab work that she captured and beautifully shared with the readers, but my enjoyment of those components of the story were overshadowed by my discomfort.
I can't quite put my finger on what it was that made me uncomfortable. The narration reminded me a bit of classmates who looked down on those who didn't love spending 80 hours per week on the kind of class work they loved to do. I'll admit that it's possible I'm projecting some of my own insecurities onto the author, but either way, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed reading, and I just couldn't get into it.
I can't quite put my finger on what it was that made me uncomfortable. The narration reminded me a bit of classmates who looked down on those who didn't love spending 80 hours per week on the kind of class work they loved to do. I'll admit that it's possible I'm projecting some of my own insecurities onto the author, but either way, it just wasn't a book I enjoyed reading, and I just couldn't get into it.