A review by atreegrowsinbooks
Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.0

I was drawn to this book because I love to see women (especially women of color) in STEM. I can understand what it’s like being a woman in STEM since that’s what field I was in but obviously things are even more difficult for persons of color. 

I thought the premise of this book sounded really cool and I was looking forward to learning about sharks. And there is some information about sharks but not as much as I wanted there to be. I also wanted the writing to be more scientific. The book had more memoir writing than science talk, which is fine. But I felt like those chapters were a little slow. Graham had important background to include to help drive her point across and to help illustrate the struggles that she’s had in the field. But I felt that there was still some content that could have been edited. 

Forever grateful for strong smart women like Graham to be in the STEM field. To be role models for the next generation. 

Thanks to Pantheon and NetGalley for the ARC!