Reviews - 레슨 인 케미스트리 1

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레슨 인 케미스트리 1

Bonnie Garmus

4.23 AVERAGE

elizdtorres's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

martasadzewicz's review against another edition

5.0

I loved, loved, loved this book! Light enough to be a "summer read" but revolving around an important subject of feminism and women in science.An engaging story with couple of surprises and very well developed characters one of them being a dog, 6:30, will stay with me for a while.I especially loved how chemistry and science in general is shown here as such an important part of life. I heard this one is being made into an Apple TV series, which is exciting!

ajakdamar's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring medium-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

This story was so over the top, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I liked that we got a spectrum of perspectives of that time period: men who aren't misogynistic but don't speak up, women who are abused but abide by the system, even a dog who's curious about the world. The characters aren't one dimensional. There's characters who grow but there's also characters that are staunchly themselves.

This story is about feminism, family, love, guilt, and so much more. There were some scenes that made me emotional - especially the impact the MC, Elizabeth, made on others. I wish the ending had more of a punch but it wrapped up everything nicely.

miz_eh's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring 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: No

absolutelynotstephanie's review against another edition

4.0

Amazing, wow. I love Elizabeth Zott. Might be one of the best female characters I’ve ever read, she is such an interesting wonderful, smart woman. I love this taking place in the 60s and the social commentary provided. The whole story was really well done and wraps up perfectly. I am both shocked and delighted this is the author’s first and only novel- what a knockout. A beautiful wonderful story. So many themes and topics explored- women in STEM, atheism vs theism, becoming a mother when you never wanted to become one, the dog that can save you, exercise, homosexuality vs religious zealots, and so much more.

4 stars out of 5 because why tf did we spend 0 time reflecting on the fact that Elizabeth’s pregnancy/becoming a mother was against every value she had for herself?

Set the table, kids. Your mother needs a moment to herself.

kadyofbooks's review against another edition

5.0

On my reread of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, I found myself falling in love with the characters again. This time around, I especially appreciated how the chemistry element wove with cooking, giving the story both charm and depth. The characters felt richer on a second read, and I enjoyed them immensely. And 6:30 is still the best character, I love that we get glimpses of his thoughts, which add a unique and heartfelt perspective to the book. I also loved the aspect of feminism in it and that Elizabeth Zott was unapologetically herself.

Overall, it’s a clever, warm, and utterly memorable story that only gets better with a reread.