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A review by clarkminimized
Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
5.0
Holy cow! This isn't your grandma's children's book. Millicent Min has been on my shelf for years, and due to a bout of insomnia, I finally picked it up, since I just haven't been able to immerse myself fully in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
Millicent Min is an 11-year-old genius (not just a clever title) who is about to enter her senior year in high school, is taking a summer class at a college, and is woefully friendless, something that she hasn't really allowed herself to lament until she tries to make friends and finds herself getting used for her amazing IQ. It is Doogie Howser meets Gilmore Girls meets the genius child from the movie Parenthood.
A real pleasure to read, since the precocious protagonist writes and acts like a (sometimes emotionally clueless) adult, you forget you are reading a children's book. I imagine this would have broad appeal to young nerds and old nerds alike. Even aspiring nerds and geniuses. And this is to whom I would recommend this witty, smart, hilarious book.
Millicent Min is an 11-year-old genius (not just a clever title) who is about to enter her senior year in high school, is taking a summer class at a college, and is woefully friendless, something that she hasn't really allowed herself to lament until she tries to make friends and finds herself getting used for her amazing IQ. It is Doogie Howser meets Gilmore Girls meets the genius child from the movie Parenthood.
A real pleasure to read, since the precocious protagonist writes and acts like a (sometimes emotionally clueless) adult, you forget you are reading a children's book. I imagine this would have broad appeal to young nerds and old nerds alike. Even aspiring nerds and geniuses. And this is to whom I would recommend this witty, smart, hilarious book.