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A review by wicked_stardust
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung
4.0
Ugh, this book was GOOD but I made the mistake of reading the synopsis and thinking this was non-fiction. So I was expecting this to be more of a memoir/discovery of family ties and for all of it to be interwoven with the subject of math/academia. This assumption is totally my mistake, but did cause some issues for my enjoyability while reading. About half-way, I thought "this cannot be someone's REAL life!", and... it's not. Despite the main character and the author having the same name. IDK, it's silly but wanted to mention in case anyone else thought it was non-fiction.
Otherwise, I had an OK time reading. I thought the main character was a teensy bit annoying at times and didn't *love* the fact that she is attracted to more than one male colleague/cohort. This is a theme throughout the book, and I guess I get that... just didn't like it. I like how the author decided to tell this story and her writing.
Otherwise, I had an OK time reading. I thought the main character was a teensy bit annoying at times and didn't *love* the fact that she is attracted to more than one male colleague/cohort. This is a theme throughout the book, and I guess I get that... just didn't like it. I like how the author decided to tell this story and her writing.