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A review by kitkat962
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
4.0
I slowly fell in love with this book somewhere in the middle, after I got used to her writing: a little bit of narrative, a speck of opinions, a lot of plants and the lessons they teach about life and living.
The ending chapter, and especially, the final paragraph gave me hope: "As a scientist, I am indeed only an ant, insufficient and anonymous but I am stronger than I look and part of something that is much bigger than I am. As a tiny, living part of the scientist collective, I've sat alone countless nights in the dark, burning my metal candle and watching a foreign world with an aching heart. Like anyone else who harbors precious secrets wrought from years of searching, I have longed for someone to tell"
It was truly inspiring for scientist-in-training, and encouraging for scientist-to-be. I highly recommend it: you won't see just a passionate researcher, but a person, as humane as possible, with flaws, love, and fearlessness.
The ending chapter, and especially, the final paragraph gave me hope: "As a scientist, I am indeed only an ant, insufficient and anonymous but I am stronger than I look and part of something that is much bigger than I am. As a tiny, living part of the scientist collective, I've sat alone countless nights in the dark, burning my metal candle and watching a foreign world with an aching heart. Like anyone else who harbors precious secrets wrought from years of searching, I have longed for someone to tell"
It was truly inspiring for scientist-in-training, and encouraging for scientist-to-be. I highly recommend it: you won't see just a passionate researcher, but a person, as humane as possible, with flaws, love, and fearlessness.