"Competence porn flavored with nostalgia" is exactly right! I think I first read the book when I was around the same age Mary is in the opening chapters, so I imprinted on it hard and didn't pick up on some of its wonkier parts at the time. But that's part of what makes it precious to me, and it's still one of my biggest favorites in the "smart people doing smart things smartly" category of books.
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Date: 2022-04-11 11:45 pm (UTC)"Competence porn flavored with nostalgia" is exactly right! I think I first read the book when I was around the same age Mary is in the opening chapters, so I imprinted on it hard and didn't pick up on some of its wonkier parts at the time. But that's part of what makes it precious to me, and it's still one of my biggest favorites in the "smart people doing smart things smartly" category of books.