A review by velvetspectre
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

3.0

The blanket contempt the author shows for students in this book is distracting, and the way she attempts to normalize living (figuratively or literally) in the lab is inaccurate and frankly damaging to the geosciences community. Of course she can write whatever she wishes in her own memoir, but hazing new students and repeatedly emphasizing how lazy and incompetent most are does not inspire confidence that she is building a positive lab environment. I liked some of the stories in this book and found it exciting to see the workings of scientific instruments get a spotlight, but the overall tone of this book and my growing dislike of the author really took away from my enjoyment of reading it.