A review by eeewhysee
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

4.0

This about an Asian American female mathematician and the challenges she encounters being who she is in the math world, but also a story of uncovering her identity and her family history after WWII. There were many layers to this book, like a complex math problem, and I like that the author didn’t shy away from giving us a protagonist with a complex identity. Also, as someone that’s not a “math person” I appreciate books like this that help me see the more creative and artistic side to math. I do feel like the author tried to do a lot with this book and was only partially successful, but I commend the attempt.