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Huh. Not at all what I was expecting. Again, like I said in my last review (regarding the Romanovs) I don't actively study historical figures, but I do like reading about them when the opportunity comes up. And when a friend recommended this book to me, I decided to check it out....and it being only 1.25 hours long might have played a part in that.
Reading about Madame Curie (who, until now, was a Scythe named after her from [a:Neal Shusterman|19564|Neal Shusterman|https:images.gr-assets.com/authors/1246977170p2/19564.jpg]'s books) I expected to hear about what she accomplished and what those accomplishments should mean to me. Basically, I was expected to be told to respect and appreciate Marie Curie.
Instead, this book focuses on how she met her husband. Here she is, a 25-year-old student in Paris, hungry for knowledge and dealing with the opposition of men who can't understand that a woman could possibly want to learn about things outside of the home. She fully expects that to get anywhere in the world of science, she's going to have to do it alone. She's accepted that.
Not only does she receive help over and over, she meets Pierre. And he wants to help her too. More than that, he courts her. But men are distractions, obstacles. Isn't romance more of the same? She's dedicated herself to science and study, she doesn't have time for this.
As she navigates the world of scientific study before women were welcome (they were allowed, but not exactly welcomed), Marie starts feels some of her barriers crumble. She can still posses A Mind of Her Own while letting other people into her life, her heart.
So while a short little book that focuses only on the romance of someone who became a legend wasn't what I was expecting, I certainly did not hate this book. Because to me, it showed that you can still be your own person while sharing your lives with others, whether they be friends or lovers. And I think that's very important.
(The rating went from 3 to 4 stars as I wrote this review)
The narration was simple and straightforward, with no unnecessary or excessive flairs and flourishes, just how I like it.
Huh. Not at all what I was expecting. Again, like I said in my last review (regarding the Romanovs) I don't actively study historical figures, but I do like reading about them when the opportunity comes up. And when a friend recommended this book to me, I decided to check it out....and it being only 1.25 hours long might have played a part in that.
Reading about Madame Curie (who, until now, was a Scythe named after her from [a:Neal Shusterman|19564|Neal Shusterman|https:images.gr-assets.com/authors/1246977170p2/19564.jpg]'s books) I expected to hear about what she accomplished and what those accomplishments should mean to me. Basically, I was expected to be told to respect and appreciate Marie Curie.
Instead, this book focuses on how she met her husband. Here she is, a 25-year-old student in Paris, hungry for knowledge and dealing with the opposition of men who can't understand that a woman could possibly want to learn about things outside of the home. She fully expects that to get anywhere in the world of science, she's going to have to do it alone. She's accepted that.
Not only does she receive help over and over, she meets Pierre. And he wants to help her too. More than that, he courts her. But men are distractions, obstacles. Isn't romance more of the same? She's dedicated herself to science and study, she doesn't have time for this.
As she navigates the world of scientific study before women were welcome (they were allowed, but not exactly welcomed), Marie starts feels some of her barriers crumble. She can still posses A Mind of Her Own while letting other people into her life, her heart.
So while a short little book that focuses only on the romance of someone who became a legend wasn't what I was expecting, I certainly did not hate this book. Because to me, it showed that you can still be your own person while sharing your lives with others, whether they be friends or lovers. And I think that's very important.
(The rating went from 3 to 4 stars as I wrote this review)
The narration was simple and straightforward, with no unnecessary or excessive flairs and flourishes, just how I like it.
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