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Lezioni di chimica by Bonnie Garmus

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nicnev's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

nlg_id's review against another edition

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4.0

Really enjoyed this book.. I didn’t find it overall funny like it is described. But I loved the approach to such serious topics and the insight of life as a women in the 50s/60s. I also think some content warnings should have been involved due to such graphic scenes in the first few chapters of the book.

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emotional informative inspiring tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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4.0

This book was my first read of the year and I am so glad it was. However, I didn’t ‘absolutely love it’ as the many people who recommended it to me did.
I loved the humor and the ‘no nonsense’ attitude of Elizabeth, and especially appreciated the feminist, woman empowering nature of the story too.
But, I felt like this is a very ‘dependable’ book. It had good characters, a good plot, a good message, a good twist, a good ending, and kept the reader enthralled throughout the entire book. In fact, I finished this book in a matter of hours.
However, while this book is one that I would recommend to any reader, it didn’t stick out to me as much as I feel it could have. The ending twist was predictable (at least in my opinion), and the character banter started to get old.
Regardless, I would recommend this book, because while it wasn’t excellent in my eyes, it was very good and I am very glad I read it.