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This book was a fascinating dive into the life of Ada Lovelace, the first programmer. As a math teacher, I love learning anything I can about mathematicians from the past. I had no idea about how close Ada was to Babbage or anything about her father and aunt. I really enjoyed having the book from Ada’s point of view rather than the author just talking about her. My only issue was how abruptly her point of view ended and then we were told how she passed away. I wanted just a little bit more.

connie575's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

melohpa's review against another edition

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1.0

See my review at https://topplingbookpile.blogspot.com/2020/07/enchantress-of-numbers-by-jennifer.html

magpiesnest's review

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2.0

I'm not going to finish this one. The writing felt laborious and I didn't really like any of the characters. I skimmed a couple of other reviews to see if this was worth finishing, and it sounds like this touches very little on Ada's life as a scientist/mathematician, so I'm gonna pass.

aactw's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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