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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
I was a little surprised at the emotional impact this book had on me, and then I thought I shouldn't be surprised, because it's a book about triumphs. Of course it's an upper. It's not about failures. About hardships, definitely, but mostly hardships overcome. I started joking to my family about calling it "Chicken Soup for the Scientific Soul".
I loved this book, and for the most part my feelings about it are very positive! It was great to read a book that gave concise portraits of many different women in science, and I think the criticism that there should have been more info about each woman defeats the purpose, which is to give a wide view of female scientists.
I enjoyed reading about these womens' accomplishments and the well-written style they were told in, but I did have a few complaints. First, I do think the inconsistency with the way the women's' lives were presented were jarring- sometimes it began with their birth, sometimes that came later, and sometimes that came not at all.
Also, it really bothered me that it wasn't mentioned that Sally Ride spent many, many years with a woman; if the author was willing to leave that out, what else was left out? What else didn't she tell us that would have meant a great deal to many? It bothers me thinking that little girls could have read this and found out about Sally Ride's romantic feelings for women and been able to see themselves in her, and that was missed out on.
Otherwise, this book is really worth a read, and I recommend checking it out.
I enjoyed reading about these womens' accomplishments and the well-written style they were told in, but I did have a few complaints. First, I do think the inconsistency with the way the women's' lives were presented were jarring- sometimes it began with their birth, sometimes that came later, and sometimes that came not at all.
Also, it really bothered me that it wasn't mentioned that Sally Ride spent many, many years with a woman; if the author was willing to leave that out, what else was left out? What else didn't she tell us that would have meant a great deal to many? It bothers me thinking that little girls could have read this and found out about Sally Ride's romantic feelings for women and been able to see themselves in her, and that was missed out on.
Otherwise, this book is really worth a read, and I recommend checking it out.
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Wow, this book is amazing! I am kind of mad at myself I kept pushing this to the bottom of my reading pile. I am in awe of these 52 amazing women, many of whom lived into their 90's, even several over 100! I am, also so angry for them at our world that often, didn't pay them, took advantage of their genius or simply just kept the doors of learning shut to them!
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016- Read a nonfiction book about science
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016- Read a nonfiction book about science
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Very informative! There were so many scientists I had never heard of.
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very good, I enjoyed it a lot. It took me a long time to get through it because the format frequently lost my attention.
This book was such an amazing read. I expected it to be dense and a bit hard to follow, considering it was all the achievements in science— for the most part, you are able to understand the gravity of their achievements.
I had a hard time putting the faces to these scientists and found myself checking online and videos to be able to relate a bit more. I wish there were pictures in the book.
The amount of resilience that these women have—to face challenges in getting an education, a job, and facing sexism at work, low pay, and more often than not, no recognition, and still going at it is something to admire and look up to.
There are plenty of things I feel a bit angered by—the lack of Asian and Indian women in the list, save for one. For some reason, science—whether in Bill Bryson or in this—fails to recognize the contribution by the Asian counterparts. It tends to be Euro or Western-centric. Even Bill Bryson failed to include it. Why this approach?
Nevertheless, it was still a good book to look at what women went through just 100 years ago.
I had a hard time putting the faces to these scientists and found myself checking online and videos to be able to relate a bit more. I wish there were pictures in the book.
The amount of resilience that these women have—to face challenges in getting an education, a job, and facing sexism at work, low pay, and more often than not, no recognition, and still going at it is something to admire and look up to.
There are plenty of things I feel a bit angered by—the lack of Asian and Indian women in the list, save for one. For some reason, science—whether in Bill Bryson or in this—fails to recognize the contribution by the Asian counterparts. It tends to be Euro or Western-centric. Even Bill Bryson failed to include it. Why this approach?
Nevertheless, it was still a good book to look at what women went through just 100 years ago.