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Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
5.0

This was beautiful.

I am not a scientist. I have never wanted to be a scientist.

But this story, although told through the lens of science, is not about science. It is about life.

Although I can't qualify or quantify what I've learned about plants, friendships, and family from this book - I know I've learned something. I feel validated through this book for dedicating myself to work and to waiting to "start" a family. This is simply my journey. I feel like it's a good one most days and I think whatever it is I took from this book will make me feel like my journey is a good one on a few more days than I otherwise might.

And that is indeed something amazing to be gifted from a book.