Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus

71 reviews

scmiller's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Hate crime, Cursing, Classism, Car accident, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Blood, Vomit, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child death, and Cannibalism

elaisanitalian's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

I cried and laughed a lot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Body shaming, Car accident, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

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

reading_psychologist's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

purplesoccer126's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

emmagalt's review against another edition

Absolutely miserable book. I got a quarter of the way through and the topics covered rampant sexism, violent rape, suicide as a result of homophobic abuse, child abuse and multiple deaths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Sexism

beyourbestshelf's review against another edition

hopeful 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

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, and Kidnapping

thepagetraveller's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Impossible to put down. The way the struggles, choices, hopes and lives of all the characters are described is everything you need it to be and more. Every character is so uniquely loveable (or infuriating!) and yet they all work so well together. Giving this any less than 5 stars is out of the question.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Child death

shrebae's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

First 5 star book of the year. It’s such a well written book…but please do look up trigger warnings. This book was kind of hard to read in parts because of how infuriated I was given the way that the main character is treated by 90% of everyone else just because she’s a woman, and how similar it is to my lived experiences. I really enjoyed the latter half of the book because of steady character development and just….women are incredible. 10/10 would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, and Classism

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