A review by mindsplinters
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

3.25

Seeing as how I finished this book during a 2-leg plane flight over the course of one day, yeah, I would say I liked it!  Jahren alternates more scientific chapters about plants and their study and their quirks with chapters charting her own quirks and development.  While some of the more personal sections can read as somewhat uncomfy reminders of things like generational trauma and the pain of being different, you still keep going because you want Jahren to succeed.  Her passion for discovery and wonder at the natural world is contagious and you delight as she finds her way in the world.  Education, a very special friend, a successful career, and eventually love and a family.  You learn about her and her precious plants all at once and it just feels right.