Intuition by Allegra Goodman

I have a habit of skimming the book reviews in the newspaper and magazines and clipping the titles of those that interest me. I'm fairly certain Intuition received a glowing review, since it doesn't have a plot that would generally grab my attention (though I love the Cambridge, Massachusetts setting).

That said, this book was great. The only other book I've read by Allegra Goodman was The Family Markovitz, which was good but tough for me to get into. By contrast, I had trouble putting down Intuition. The plot revolves around a laboratory studying cancer, and the scientists working there. The characters are well developed, and the plot moves along quickly and logically. I was never quite sure what would happen next, but I also was never puzzled about why the plot unfolded the way it did.

I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone looking for something outside of their normal reading patterns, this does not easily fit into any category I know of other than "Fiction" or "Literature". It was easy to read, but not stupid or light, the characters were easy to relate to, and overall, the book is very well written.