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Impostor Syndrome
Kathy Wang
Published May 25, 2021
By Custom House
368 Pages
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Impostor Syndrome is one of three books I picked out from BOTM for May, and I was pretty excited to read it. It promised to be a feminist spy thriller, with a few other added elements alongside. Ultimately, I ended up getting even more than I bargained for.
Julie Lerner is not her real name, but it is the persona she picked up before getting sent off to America. Now she’s a COO of Tangerine, a famous (and wildly successful) technology firm. She had to claw her way up to this point, and she’s not going to let anyone, not even her handlers, ruin what she has made for herself.
Enter Alice Lu, a low-level employee at Tangerine. Though her position within the company allowed her to realize that there was something very wrong going on, as private information seemed to be leaking out from highly secure locations.
Impostor Syndrome absolutely delivered on the promise of being a feminist spy thriller. It did more than that as well, throwing in some drama courtesy of Silicone Valley business, some family drama, and a whole lot of commentary.
Truthfully, I think I would have found myself enjoying this book more had I actually liked either character. I just couldn’t get into the mindset of either Julie or Alice, and that kept me from getting too invested (or worried) in their situation.
Still, it was a fun and quick read, so I can’t complain! I did really appreciate all of the commentary that Kathy Wang managed to weave into the story; it made it hit heavier – both the good and the bad.
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