Reviews with content warning for Sexism - 레슨 인 케미스트리 1

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레슨 인 케미스트리 1 by Bonnie Garmus

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ecmiller's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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mrs_smith_19's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is a book of 2 halves and I wish I could rate them separately.
I stuck with it and persevered through the sad misogyny of the first 200pages and was pleased that the books final 190 pages did them give some relief to the heavy opening.
Worth sticking with it if like me you find the first half difficult reading.

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carmenghia's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Often funny, this is a point-blank skewering of sexism and adversity in the mid-2oth century, particularly targeting science fields but also education and entertainment. The characters are well-developed and relatable, and sometimes surprising, since even the dog gets a voice and character background. They deliver witty dialogue and sharp observations about sexist society norms.
The only flaw is the

deus ex machina, aka the long lost but very rich mother that fixes everything with money right at the end

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dorin_d's review against another edition

4.25

funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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cheryl_gager's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really enjoyed this book, more than I thought as it is not my normal genre and style of book. I did struggle to get lost in it the way that makes me love a book, but the writing was so easy and compelling I could not like the book. A lot of the book made me angry and frustrated, with the sexism and misogyny, especially knowing that this is what women truly faced during the 1950s and 1960s and what some women still experience in some industries. I liked Elizabeth a lot and the way she influenced those women and made them believe in themselves and see themselves as something more made me so happy. I really liked the dog as well, though reading about what he was thinking and feeling was a bit weird and then made me loose that bit of connection. Overall, I would recommend this book as it did a really good job at tackling the subject and looking back at sexism at that time, but it did not give me what I want from a book and that is a me thing rather than the books problem.

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