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false <![CDATA[Intuition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255835459m/28935.jpg 28935 12 Hailed as “a writer of uncommon clarity” by the New Yorker, National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman has dazzled readers with her acclaimed works of fiction, including such beloved bestsellers as The Family Markowitz and Kaaterskill Falls. Now she returns with a bracing new novel, at once an intricate mystery and a rich human drama set in the high-stakes atmosphere of a prestigious research institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sandy Glass, a charismatic publicity-seeking oncologist, and Marion Mendelssohn, a pure, exacting scientist, are codirectors of a lab at the Philpott Institute dedicated to cancer research and desperately in need of a grant. Both mentors and supervisors of their young postdoctoral protégés, Glass and Mendelssohn demand dedication and obedience in a competitive environment where funding is scarce and results elusive. So when the experiments of Cliff Bannaker, a young postdoc in a rut, begin to work, the entire lab becomes giddy with newfound expectations. But Cliff’s rigorous colleague–and girlfriend–Robin Decker suspects the unthinkable: that his findings are fraudulent. As Robin makes her private doubts public and Cliff maintains his innocence, a life-changing controversy engulfs the lab and everyone in it. With extraordinary insight, Allegra Goodman brilliantly explores the intricate mixture of workplace intrigue, scientific ardor, and the moral consequences of a rush to judgment. She has written an unforgettable novel. From the Hardcover edition. 1116208 2006 Intuition total:1184|5:100|4:386|3:454|2:194|1:50| 1184 3844 1573 306 0 6 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 15 17:29:21 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 17:41:41 -0700 2008 New Yorker called Goodman a "writer of uncommon clarity" is because she repeats the same phrases again and again until you have no excuse not to notice them. One reference to the action in this novel taking place at Harvard would have been enough, but Goodman g...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 15:57:33 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 00:20:12 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Jul 26 12:59:47 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 12:59:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 14:54:52 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 14:22:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 22:20:09 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 22:20:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 21:20:09 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 22:49:50 -0800 2009
In the beginning, I found the story compelling and the plot interesting. It is not for the fainthearted, though, or for animal lovers. I am no lover of rodents, but even I had difficulties r...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 16:24:07 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 09:14:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 12:25:33 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 14:07:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Dec 02 17:55:29 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 17:56:16 -0800 2007
Wow.

I think I'd like to own a copy.

"Harmonious in their enthusiasms, they abhorred together beautifully as well, detesting religions, superstitions, condominiums, and corporations."

"For...more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Feb 05 09:44:53 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:44:53 -0800 2009 The author of the National Book Award finalist Kaaterskill Falls (1998) and the critically acclaimed Total Immersion (1989) and The Family Markowitz (1996) has written another gripping novel. In this issue-driven drama told through multiple perspectives, Goodman probes the commitment to scientific d...

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not to sound antisemitic - but goodman's narrative sounds very jewish. i guess i dont have a problem with that, but it didn't feel like any statement ab...more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 10 17:41:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 15 11:27:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 21:24:41 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 21:29:16 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28935