Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Lezioni di chimica by Bonnie Garmus

166 reviews

books4me's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

a_alves00's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

samantha365's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

There’s really no way to describe the overall package that this book actually is. It’s a family drama, a treatise on the dangers of sexism, but crucially, a paean to hope. I’d give the trigger warnings a good read before you press on, but don’t miss out on this incredible, hopeful story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

rdmoreland0801's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book made me feel all the emotions, I absolutely loved it.  Elizabeth is a badass single mother in the 60s, but more importantly, she is a chemist.

When her life goes off track due to tragedy, she has to face a lot of harsh truths.  Being a woman in the 60s was not ideal.  I definitely wouldn’t have survived.  What’s sadder is that these kinds of things still happen.  Being a woman today is scary.

Elizabeth uses her position as a tv cooking show host to bring chemistry and science into the lives of the “average housewife”.  Instead, she begins a powerful women’s movement in her own right.  Women no longer feel like they have ti stay home or be so fragile a man needs to take care of them.

I love all the different points of view, especially that of Six-Thirty.  I think it was a great cast of characters, led by a powerful woman who refuses to go with the status quo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

soshereads_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Pedophilia

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Car accident

thebabybookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this audiobook. Elizabeth’s character was robust and complex and yet easy to understand and love. Really a great read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

tw1nmom05's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

shhh_tamis_reading's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sometimes I wanted to throw the book as the sexism of the not so distant past was beyond hard to read. In reality I couldn’t put the book down. All the major characters were delightful, and I love Elizabeth! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail