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2shadowsdeep'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicide and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
tinygoldfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Please read this book!
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
lvr105's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
caebrown'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
bites_of_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Narratively there were a couple of things that seemed a bit forced, things that took me out of the story because they were presented in a way that just didn't fully work for me. That being said, I think the characters were really unique and interesting with really complex motivations. I liked the outspoken main character who sticks to her values and doesn't let romance or anything else get in the way of the things that matter most to her.
All in all this is a story of a chemist who happens to be a woman in the 1950s and all the obstacles that she must overcome to reach her goals. On the way she finds love, family, and friends, which was quite satisfying to read about. However, it's not an easy read there are difficult topics that are pretty hard to read so do check content warnings before reading!
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
whats_miranda_reading'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
4.25
My only flaw with the book, being a designer, is that the cover design (US) doesn’t fit the book at all. I know they say don’t judge a book by its cover, but knowing how design still sends a message and subconsciously influences people I was shocked to start reading this and realize it isn’t primarily a romcom type book at all. And romcom is the vibes the design totally gives in my opinion.
Beyond that this story was captivating to me. I loved the main character, Elizabeth, and all she stands for. I love how people around her could see her as stubborn, when she was just living authentically and in truth. I also enjoyed the ties to religious discussion in the book.
I can’t wait to watch the Apple TV show of the book and hope they stayed as true as possible to it.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident
ofi'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent
chrysanthxmum's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
pageturnervic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
lil_saddie's review against another edition
- 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
Some spoilers further:
However, I wish I had checked for content warnings before reading because there are considerable themes of SA. I’m struggling with how necessary these multiple scenes and references were as a plot point since this wasn’t based on a true story. I know it was incredibly common in the workplace without consequence in a way that we have improved somewhat as a society today. But for a modern audience when 1 in 6 women have faced SA personally, who is the audience this narrative is trying to convince the severity of the situation to? We know the realities, and Zott being mistreated in the workplace without SA as part of the story feels like it should have been impactful enough. Not to mention how glossed over instances of pedophilia was for male characters. I guess in sum I feel those very triggering topics could have been handled better.
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Death of parent