State of Wonder

Read this for our library book club & I'm sure that I'm going to have a hard time not taking over the conversation with astute observations like “Seriously, anti-malaria meds FUCK YOU UP.”

Anywayyyyy I'm always nervous about the narrative of ‘Mericans voyaging into the Jungle for Research. This did not do the world's best job of humanizing the Lakashi people. Whatever, though, they're only there for the doctors to learn from! Truths about medicine and motherhood and what it means to be a human!! (I'm only like 50% sarcastic here.)

Overall, this was fast-paced and enjoyable. The ending felt a little... contrived... and there were some concerns that I just mentioned in the last paragraph.