Memoir Review: Chasing Lakes

Author: Katey Walter Anthony
Source: NetGalley
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Summary: There were a few good bits of science and nature writing here, but they weren’t worth the slog through a disjointed religious memoir.
I decided to read this lake science book/memoir as a break from my women in media project and I have regrets. First off, this book was very poorly served by its marketing. The title and the cover picture focus only on the science, although the subtitle does tell you its also a memoir. The blurb compares it Lab Girl. Looking back, I feel like it was reasonable that I expected this to be about a 50/50 split between science and memoir. It was not. It was, at best, 25% about scientific expeditions, with very few in-depth explanations of the science. This is far more a memoir about the author finding her faith and a husband than about science, a type of book I most certainly would not have picked up on purpose. Read more »