Kristine 's Reviews > Her Hidden Genius

8/31/22: Again, denied. This year it is for . I was a top reviewer on . Denied, then got the book mailed to me in advance and 3 additional books, too. This year, I am definitely more in ‘Go with the Flow Mentality’ By the time I finish the other Marie Benedict books I have and all the other Science books I have, it will be January. 😂 Wish me luck and wish everyone else the same. 🧬 is Interesting. Her Hidden Genius was Excellent. I highly recommend reading it. Perhaps, hit Like and maybe I have an admirer at Sourcebooks, getting my book and chocolates together right now.

8/10/22: Excited~I just found out Marie Benedict’s next book about The Mitford Sisters is coming out in January of 2023! Looking forward to this one. . I just realized each Mitford Sister lead such different lives. Nancy Mitford was a famous author. I just was looking into a book about Zelda Fitzgerald written by her.

I learned a lot about DNA 🧬 and Science from Her Hidden Genius. Definitely, recommend this one. It is free on Kindle if you have Kindle Unlimited. Love the Cover, made to look like the Double Helix. So, glad Rosalind Franklin is finally being given the credit she deserves. She was a brilliant woman, yet 2 men got a Noble Prize without crediting her work. That was shameful. Definitely Recommend to Read this one.

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Update: I just finished this book and it was fascinating. I love to learn about science, especially women who work in science. I had only recently heard of Rosalind Franklin and the extraordinary work she did with X-Ray Photos to prove the structure of DNA. She was working at a time when it was very difficult for a woman to be accepted as wanting to be a scientist and taken seriously. She persevered anyway, was known as highly intelligent, and was doing groundbreaking work on the DNA structure for several years. Although she loved her work, she was still belittled and not treated equally. Her work was taken and she never received credit for her extraordinary contributions. Instead the Nobel Peace Prize went to James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins, which relied on her work but her name was not mentioned. It was really interesting to read about her fictionalized life, I think Marie Benedict did a great job researching it. I am glad she is finally getting the attention she deserves. So, really glad to learn so much information that I never heard at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that James Watson oversaw. It really is shameful to not give another scientist credit and take it on as your own.
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Tears 😢😢😢 I did not get an ARC of this one. I was so excited when I saw my e-Mail b/c usually NetGalley only updates me if I got it. I don’t know how I am supposed to prove I’m active on certain groups or make weekly e-book recommendations to my 3 Libby Library Accounts and then they purchase that book. I tried. I posted pictures holding the book on Book Club Favorites. I am bad with links. Is this even right? https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookc...

As always, I can take a joke and wrote please feel free to laugh at me, not with me as I’m getting so wrapped up in getting copy of a book. 😂. Life these days has been pretty serious for many people, myself included. I have two parents in their 80’s. I was just trying to get a book from Sourcebooks and love that some people I know do awesome reviews and great and amusing blog posts, but I don’t think I’d be too great at that. I have improved my HTML skills and last year didn’t even know how to Post a Cover of a Book. Learned GR makes it easy, with the Insert Book button. This was all just in good fun, nothing serious.

I just went to the Cold Spring Harbor Library so many times when my daughter was young. Rosalind Franklin got no credit and wasn’t given a Nobel Prize like James Watson. So, I was shocked when I saw this book at my Favorite Indie book store on the Selling Floor. It was an accident and could not be sold. The Owner did let me take pictures. I know I am being silly. I have so many great books to read right now, but ever forget that and just decide you want another book? 📚 I will have to wait. I was going to purchase the Hard Copy in January anyway for my Daughter and I. I know there are much more important things going on.

I got the Book 😊. Now after all that, I must squeeze it in and read it! Sourcebooks sent me three other great books, too. I don’t know why, but very cool.