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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

1067 reviews

cc24680's review against another edition

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medium-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? No

3.5

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craftysnailtail's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

This book is highly rated for a reason and there's not much I can add to the praise! It took me a while to finish because I had to take a break from feeling angry at the vast majority of men in this book (and rightfully so). It's incredibly well written and Elizabeth Zott will live on in my mind for quite a while. Educational, emotional, and eventually hopeful, this book is an important read if you're at all interested in feminism and/or women in science.

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bethmitcham's review against another edition

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sad medium-paced

2.75

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raichou's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-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

4.5

When I first started this book, I wasn't sure if it would be my cup of tea. But turns out, it was great!

Elizabeth Zott is such a great character, with everything she's been through but still standing up for herself and not giving in. It was such a delight to see her speaking her mind, no matter what society expected to hear.

In the beginning it was dragging a bit, because what was described in the blurb only starts happening around 50% in. Looking back, everything in the beginning was important for the later story thought.
Still it was a bit of a drag.

I can really recommend this book.

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escapereader's review against another edition

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This book was not for me. While there seemed to be potential in the FMC, the dull writing and lackluster "chemistry" in the romantic relationship made for a very boring read.

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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saumyagupta's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-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

2.5

Really enjoyed reading the book and especially loved the different characters' point of view. The pacing felt a bit off. My main issue is how the heavy topics were handled, especially rape. The protagonist gets raped by a professor and it gets mentioned in really extreme detail with little to no mention of it after the page 20. It felt a bit weird to me.
But I did enjoy this book and it was a page turner for sure and it also made me cry. I do wish some topics were more explored and some topics weren't dragged on

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