Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Lezioni di chimica by Bonnie Garmus

158 reviews

azrah786's review against another edition

3.25

 CW: sexual assault, sexual harassment, rape, sexism, misogyny, gaslighting, pregnancy, violence, injury, blood, death, death of parent, car accident, suicide, grief, abandonment, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, child abuse, bullying, body shaming, religious bigotry, homophobia, vomit, toxic relationship
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The hype well and truly reeled me in with this book plus I’m always down for more women in STEM rep in books, but I’ve got to say this now belongs in my list of most frustrating books I’ve ever read and for a myriad of reasons.

It’s a pretty easy book to read. The writing is straightforward, the story flows well though I will admit the constant changing of points of view did take some time to get used to. What made me mad were the characters and how horrible literally every single person was.

Now I expected to get mad with this book. It takes a jab at the patriarchy by showcasing the many injustices women have faced for years and are still facing today when it comes to being a part of society. The “ideal role” we’ve always been expected to fit into.

But for a book spearheading feminism I was mad at the protagonist too. She felt like a caricature to the point that a lot of the time I couldn’t take her seriously? In fact I found her precocious 3 year old and unbelievably advanced dog to be less unusual?

The cooking part and merging it with science was fun but it did start to get a little tedious by the end. Overall an okay book but I also now find myself mad that, for the overall message the book stands for, I couldn’t like it more.
Final Rating – 3.25/5 Stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

meghanm404's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, and Gaslighting

kaycerface's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

kcarney86's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Did not expect there to be so much rowing exposition. The perfect book for an ex-high school rower and chem student 3🚣‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

aboutjasi's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

shrebae's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

First 5 star book of the year. It’s such a well written book…but please do look up trigger warnings. This book was kind of hard to read in parts because of how infuriated I was given the way that the main character is treated by 90% of everyone else just because she’s a woman, and how similar it is to my lived experiences. I really enjoyed the latter half of the book because of steady character development and just….women are incredible. 10/10 would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Classism

thesneakygeek's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Empowering and infuriating. This book empowers women in STEM with the daring to try for their own sakes. It is also infuriating with just how much misogyny was present at the time, and can still be found today. This is a page turner for those looking for a heroine overcoming the obstacles others put in her way, and complex family histories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Car accident, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and War