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There is so much high school angst.

The premise of 1960s wives being told that if they don’t receive life satisfaction from only motherhood, there is something wrong with them was an interesting topic to explore. But the limited scope of only wealthy middle class women who have the ability to seek hobbies and jobs they enjoy is making the novel feel bloated.

Taraborelli’s biographical narration is unique in how he organizes his source’s accounts into vivid vignettes that read like a scene from a novel. This is a long dynasty to cover on the Kennedy’s, but it’s a fast read due to the small chapters.

Taraborelli biographies are not chronological so requires
the reader to have a general understanding of timeline and family tree.

The unprofessionalism in this fictitious Stanford Biology Graduate Department is unbelievable. There is no way it would be appropriate for a graduate student to initiate a kiss with a professor and then find some flimsy justification for them to fake date.

But the unrealistic professionalism aside, the humor surrounding STEM graduate school is spot on.