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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I own the physical copy of this book and read the first four chapters but the pacing was so slow, I switched to audio. I felt I was duped— my expectations of what was written in the synopsis to what I read seemed so different. This book was really about the character airing her grievances about sexism, racism, and misogyny. I didn’t enjoy it, I was bored the whole time and just didn’t care about the character- she came off as naive, a little dim in personal interactions, and sort of vengeful (wanting to teach people lessons).
i was taken in by this almost immediately and entertained throughout. the writing is really good and the story, a math prodigy searches for her heritage while dealing with institutional misogyny, is charming and captivating. i thought it wobbled a bit at the end, but i could forgive the author that. well done, Ms Chung.
I liked this!! Totally unexpected and totally pulled me in. There were really weird echoes of themes in this book from other books i had just read/are reading - what my bones know, yellowface….
medium-paced
Loved it... until one character abruptly decided to spill buckets and buckets of backstory (their own and others') in a blatant example of "tell" over "show."
So a novel that began as a compelling and period-specific character study was suddenly graffitied over with Secrets! Lies! and Dramatic Reveals!
Fun for some, but not my cup of tea.
So a novel that began as a compelling and period-specific character study was suddenly graffitied over with Secrets! Lies! and Dramatic Reveals!
Fun for some, but not my cup of tea.
This is a fascinating story - the cut throat world of maths, a bit of German Jewish history, commentary on the place of women in society and a dash of fairy tale with lost parents and families. I so very nearly loved the book but it did flag, particularly in the middle section. However if you can power through you will be rewarded with a bittersweet finale.
medium-paced
This is a book about a mathematician. In theory, that sounds very far from my interests, but I found this book fascinating.
We follow the story of Katherine, a mathematician determined to solve an impossible maths problem. We go back in time to her childhood and time through university, as she finds herself and battles to succeed in an extremely male-dominated world
This book moved a little slowly for me in places and I found the pacing a little odd at times. I was invested in Katherine's story, and enjoyed it while reading, but it was one of those that I easily forgot about once I'd put down and found it difficult to pick it back up
Despite that, the writing was excellent and the characters were well-formed. I'd definitely pick up this author's other work in the future!
*earc sent to me by netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*
We follow the story of Katherine, a mathematician determined to solve an impossible maths problem. We go back in time to her childhood and time through university, as she finds herself and battles to succeed in an extremely male-dominated world
This book moved a little slowly for me in places and I found the pacing a little odd at times. I was invested in Katherine's story, and enjoyed it while reading, but it was one of those that I easily forgot about once I'd put down and found it difficult to pick it back up
Despite that, the writing was excellent and the characters were well-formed. I'd definitely pick up this author's other work in the future!
*earc sent to me by netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*
A woman's reflection on breaking through the glass ceiling in math academia. This book is what you'd get if there was an AI that generated bespoke books based on your likes.
there are some interesting elements, but i personally struggled to connect with this book. it somehow simultaneously felt like too much happened but also not enough