Lab Girl is a fascinating memoir of Hope Jahren's journey from a young girl discovering her love of botany to a research scientist of geobiology. Along the way, she details the years of grinding hard work, the difficulty of being accepted as a female scientist, and her deep friendship with her lab mate Bill. Her prose is honest, insightful, and laugh-out-loud funny. Her love and exuberance for plants and her work is evident in every chapter and it's so thrilling to be swept along in her narrative. This book will change the way you look at plants... I know it has for me!
Readaroo Rating: 4 stars
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