Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus

104 reviews

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

This book 🥹 I enjoyed this book so much more than I thought I would and wish more people would read it, or at least give it a chance!! 

There is a reason this is a five star read. This writing is beautiful, intentional, and meaningful. Each word was written with purpose. Everything in this story; backstory, inner monologue, character, had reason. I LOVED how everything was wrapped up in the end. Of course I cried 😭 Ugh, please read!! 

Last thought, Six-thirty is my favorite character. I highlighted so many of his parts. He is a wise dog. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Vomit, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, and Child death

gingerbiscuit's review against another edition

Beautifully written book, which covers a lot of complex issues. Unfortunately, the marketing around the book is awful in the sense that it's presented as a light read with whitty comedy (of which there is some but it is certainly not a main theme). I would say it's a must read but not for the reasons it had been reviewed/marketed for.

My advice is to CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS! I read for the sense of escapism so when I saw the hype around this book, I went for it. Unfortunately, the themes it covered it quickly became too much for me. I will pick it back up eventually as I really want to finish it, but with all the recent life events it was personally too much too soon. 

Will update review once I pick it back up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, and Violence

Check triggers and know it is not a light read. It covers the heavy themes well, though that is often done in a direct manner with 0 sugar coating which can be as great as it can be brutal.

bellaemet's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape

azrah786's review against another edition

3.25

 CW: sexual assault, sexual harassment, rape, sexism, misogyny, gaslighting, pregnancy, violence, injury, blood, death, death of parent, car accident, suicide, grief, abandonment, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, child abuse, bullying, body shaming, religious bigotry, homophobia, vomit, toxic relationship
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The hype well and truly reeled me in with this book plus I’m always down for more women in STEM rep in books, but I’ve got to say this now belongs in my list of most frustrating books I’ve ever read and for a myriad of reasons.

It’s a pretty easy book to read. The writing is straightforward, the story flows well though I will admit the constant changing of points of view did take some time to get used to. What made me mad were the characters and how horrible literally every single person was.

Now I expected to get mad with this book. It takes a jab at the patriarchy by showcasing the many injustices women have faced for years and are still facing today when it comes to being a part of society. The “ideal role” we’ve always been expected to fit into.

But for a book spearheading feminism I was mad at the protagonist too. She felt like a caricature to the point that a lot of the time I couldn’t take her seriously? In fact I found her precocious 3 year old and unbelievably advanced dog to be less unusual?

The cooking part and merging it with science was fun but it did start to get a little tedious by the end. Overall an okay book but I also now find myself mad that, for the overall message the book stands for, I couldn’t like it more.
Final Rating – 3.25/5 Stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Misogyny, Blood, Death of parent, Suicide, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

singalana's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.25

Tämä kirja on Suon villi laulun kaltaisten kirjojen ystäville. Lukijoille, jotka eivät kavahdan sitä, että päähenkilö joutuu kamppailemaan. Kirjassa seurataan Elizabeth Zottia, maista joka on päättänyt kamppailla 1950-luvun Amerikan kotirouva-ihannetta vastaan. Elizabeth haluaa olla kemisti, mutta yhteiskunta on päättänyt toisin. 

Kirja alkaa sillä, että Elizabeth joutuu juontamaan television kokkiohjelmaa. Sitten palaamme ajassa taaksepäin, hetkeen josta kaikki sai alkunsa. Jos en pitänyt jostain tässä kirjassa, niin se on juuri tämä rakenne, sillä tähän tilanteeseen päästään palaamaan vasta kirjan puolessa välissä. 

Elisabeth seksismiä ja valtarakenteita vastaan, ja välillä tuntuu siltä, että pääsisikö päähenkilö vähän helpommalla jos antaisi hieman periksi. Mutta toisaalta sitähän Elisabethia nujertamaan pyrkivät juuri haluavatkin. Kirjan hahmot ovat monitahoisia ja enimmäkseen sympaattisia. Oman äänensä saa kuuluviin myös Elisabethin koira, Puoli seitsemän. Koiran perspektiivi tuo mukaan hieman satunnaisuutta, mikä toisaalta keventää kirjaa, mutta toisaalta ehkä hieman vähentää tarinan uskottavuutta. 

Kaiken kaikkiaan tarina on kiinnostava, viihdyttävä ja koskettava. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide

kmwolff's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Misogyny

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Death, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, and Vomit

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Car accident, Sexual violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Grief, Death, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

eule's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This book is an inspiring and brave novel about the fight against misogyny in the 1960s. Elizabeth Zott is a chemist scarred by rape, discrimination, loss, grief and loneliness. Still she advocates for women’s rights (her cooking show based on chemistry) and the truth with confidence and courage to expose the people (men) who wronged her. 

Even though I highly respect this work of literature, I have to mention some aspects that I did not quite enjoy. 

Firstly, the character perspectives change all the time all of a sudden which can be quite confusing (love Six-Thirty’s pov though). 

Secondly, the main plot is revealed right in the beginning (the first couple chapters) which was kind of off-putting. 

Furthermore, I perceived Elizabeth as to perfect. She always seems strong and confident and unapproachable. 

And lastly, it seems like the book wanted to pursue to many plots. One being the „women’s rights in science and work - plot“, another being the „mystery about Calvin Evans - plot“ and just another one being the „how to be a family - plot“. It just seems like the novel should include every possible trope. 

To conclude, I recommend this book as an educational and revolutionary novel about the rise of feminism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Misogyny

leannanecdote's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity, Abortion, Cannibalism, and Miscarriage