Reviews tagging 'Death'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

1449 reviews

loic_'s review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

babsannereads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia

k_kara's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt

jgintrovertedreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

saskia_ej's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition

3.0

Didn't connect with the characters at all.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

jordandoesntread's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death

3vathunder's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

bella_mcnabb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely loved this book for how informative and eye opening it was about what a life of a women in the 1960s was like. Highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

bilingual_introvert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Excellent book. There were definitely some parts that were difficult to get through

(specifically the assault scenes and all the gender discrimination).

The book made me cry on multiple occasions. My heart broke for Elizabeth and Calvin and all they went through. It's truly an inspiring story and it was so well written I had to go and check if it was maybe based on a true story (it's not). As much as I think this book should be read by many people as possible I wouldn't be comfortable with minors reading it and I also doubt that most men will understand or relate to the nuances here. The story is set in the 60's and while it's interesting to see the things that have changed it's also saddening to see how so much of it is still true for women in today's world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Elizabeth is raped and then kicked out of school. There are also repeated situations of harassment and assault. We learn Elizabeth's friend is in an abusive marriage after he beats her