Love on the Brain

How does the setting of women in STEM transcend the bounds of context, and emerge as one of the main themes explored in the book?

Compare Bee and Levi’s relationship with Rocío and Kaylee’s. What parallels exist between the two, and what role do they play in the larger picture?

Examine how early childhood and family experiences impact Bee and Levi’s approaches to relationships, respectively. How does Levi’s journey serve as a positive example, with respect to this theme?

Cats are a recurring symbol throughout the book. Illustrate how both Félicitte and Schrödinger play small but significant roles with respect to plot advancement.

Bee continually narrates anecdote from Marie Curie’s life to process and relate to experiences in her own. To which larger themes of the book does the recurring motif of Curie’s life point?

Compare and contrast Trevor Slate and Boris Covington, Bee’s respective bosses at NIH and NASA. What important differences exist between the two, and what do they signify?

Explore how irony is used throughout the book with special reference to the relationship and conversations between Marie and Schmac on Twitter.

The book is narrated entirely in Bee’s voice, and there is no shift in perspective between characters. Elaborate on why the choice of a first-person narrative is important for the book, keeping in mind the theme of perceptions and reality.