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One of my top 5 most overrated books of 2022
I picked this up some time ago but was in no hurry to read it until a friend of a friend told me how delighted she was with it, so I moved it up my reading queue.
The writing itself is good (as in sentence structure, storytelling, dialogue, etc...) HOWEVER, it is a specimen of the most annoying historical fiction novels where the main character is a champion of modern morals (spontaneously! No time travel needed!) living asynchronously in the past. (Th ...more
I picked this up some time ago but was in no hurry to read it until a friend of a friend told me how delighted she was with it, so I moved it up my reading queue.
The writing itself is good (as in sentence structure, storytelling, dialogue, etc...) HOWEVER, it is a specimen of the most annoying historical fiction novels where the main character is a champion of modern morals (spontaneously! No time travel needed!) living asynchronously in the past. (Th ...more
I just can’t continue this book. I got to 15%, couldn’t like this female character. Which is sad, she’s had a terrible story, victimized, gossiped about and a horrible family history. But I’m over STEM women that are tiny, beautiful, perfect little darlings. I’m on board with the STEM movement, but why are they all dainty little things that don’t know how precious they are?
On top of that, this amazing woman is decades ahead in her free thinking attitude. I’m surprised she didn’t start the bra b ...more
On top of that, this amazing woman is decades ahead in her free thinking attitude. I’m surprised she didn’t start the bra b ...more
4.5ish, really. Very entertaining novel. I managed to read it in two sittings. The characters don’t have the depth of those in Demon Copperhead or Hello Beautiful, but it’s a great (if wishful) telling of the story of women in academia, especially in the sciences. The storyline is original and the main characters are charming, for the most part.
This book touches on serious issues that have been difficult for women. However, the characters are not relatable, it promotes atheism and makes a case that religious people cannot have scientific kinds or common sense for that matter. It’s advertised as humorous fiction, which it is not!
We need more strong women like Elizabeth and Mad in real life.
I loved the love story that wasn’t sappy, maybe a little too sad, but just right.
I loved the love story that wasn’t sappy, maybe a little too sad, but just right.
Aug 24, 2022
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marked it as to-read
