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rlk7m's review
I've no doubt this woman made remarkable contributions to science, but the writing was not great and I didn't care about what her graduate studies research results were. I rarely don't finish a book, but decided to cut my losses and move on.
196books's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
ben_todd7's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Great storytelling and very inspiring.
readcodelove's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
itabar's review
5.0
What an amazing woman, succeeding in spite having to battle rampant sexism and sexual harassment! There's lots of scientific information in the book, but it was presented in an interesting way. And the alarm bells she rings about environmental degradation echo what I've read in The Sixth Extinction. It's heartbreaking, but she's fighting, fighting, fighting to fix the world. I'm going to donate to her foundation (https://treefoundation.org/).
She's also damn awesome in mentoring people of diverse backgrounds, and, amazingly, disabled people, too! It was so heartening to hear how she made it possible for scientists in wheelchairs to be able to participate in becoming arbornauts.
A great story by an amazing human being and brilliant scientist.
She's also damn awesome in mentoring people of diverse backgrounds, and, amazingly, disabled people, too! It was so heartening to hear how she made it possible for scientists in wheelchairs to be able to participate in becoming arbornauts.
A great story by an amazing human being and brilliant scientist.
caitlynnnight's review against another edition
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2.5 ⭐
Meg seems awesome! She has accomplished so so much while dealing with abundant misogyny and I admire her as a person and her work! That being said, this book had me up until like 100 pages in and then it became pretty repetitive and dense. I honestly skimmed through the last 100 or so pages (sorry!) and I feel like the book could be significantly shorter.
Meg seems awesome! She has accomplished so so much while dealing with abundant misogyny and I admire her as a person and her work! That being said, this book had me up until like 100 pages in and then it became pretty repetitive and dense. I honestly skimmed through the last 100 or so pages (sorry!) and I feel like the book could be significantly shorter.