Marsha Woerner reviewed Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict
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4 stars
This is a book club book, and among the members of our book club, the only complaint was the literary fiction as opposed to straight biography, which allows questions as to what is true and what is something the writer felt like filling in. But it was very readable, despite the amount of science involved in Roslyn Franklin's life and story.
Of course, the other thing was the obvious prejudice against female scientists and intelligence, although it was pointed out that scientists, overall, often steel ideas and work from each other! The one saving point, in this situation, is that although the Nobel Prize was awarded to the people who stole Dr. Franklin's work, it wasn't done until after she died (which made HER ineligible herself)…
All of the characters were flawed, and really none were totally likable, but it was refreshing to see such dedication!
The writer has written …
This is a book club book, and among the members of our book club, the only complaint was the literary fiction as opposed to straight biography, which allows questions as to what is true and what is something the writer felt like filling in. But it was very readable, despite the amount of science involved in Roslyn Franklin's life and story.
Of course, the other thing was the obvious prejudice against female scientists and intelligence, although it was pointed out that scientists, overall, often steel ideas and work from each other! The one saving point, in this situation, is that although the Nobel Prize was awarded to the people who stole Dr. Franklin's work, it wasn't done until after she died (which made HER ineligible herself)…
All of the characters were flawed, and really none were totally likable, but it was refreshing to see such dedication!
The writer has written several scientific, historical books, and apparently the writing in this one is very very good amongst them. We all liked the book (including me).