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lucyatoz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The book is mainly set in the early 1960's. This is a time when a woman working as a scientist, in any scientific field, was unusual. The only other female scientist I could name would be Marie Curie, winning a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. Elizabeth is an independent individual who refused to live by the expectations and sexist attitudes of her time. The story of Elizabeth's journey as a woman who falls in love, has a child out of wedlock and becomes a working, single mother, has threads of narrative that many today can relate to. She ultimately becomes the star of a television cooking show, which acquires a legion fans who are housewives, and it dares them to make a difference and to change the status quo.
Lessons in Chemistry is a delightful book with much humour, some of it dark whilst it other times it is almost laugh out loud! It is also a historic view on gender roles and society's expectations of women, although some of these still exist today.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Child death
ashlgerr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, Misogyny, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Car accident and Blood
mariopartygod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Blood, and Death
freul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Car accident, and Suicide
Moderate: Grief, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Bullying, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Medical content, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Religious bigotry
jcgirl1032's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy and Blood
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Blood and Infidelity
akswhy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Blood
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
shlymiller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
aliyachaudhry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Grief, Misogyny, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Miscarriage