I honestly would’ve preferred that one of the leads be a person of color because otherwise a series like this inevitably feels white savior-ish. I chose to cast Lupita Nyong’o as Ellie in my head, which felt more satisfying even though I know a Black woman (especially a dark-skinned one) would’ve been even vastly more hindered from scholarly pursuits back then than a white woman was. I definitely appreciated the disavowal of imperialism and colonialism by both Ellie and Adam throughout the book.