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Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus

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hnagarne's review against another edition

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

cw: rape, sexual assault, sexism, misogyny, suicide (mentioned), sexual harassment, almost drowning?, death of a parent (multiple), car accident (results in death), grief, gaslighting, abandonment, adoption, religious bigotry, forced institutionalization, homophobia……. i am sure there are more & every one of them deserved a mention somewhere in the preface of this book

there’s a rape scene within the first, like, thirty pages, and tbh i should’ve just stopped reading there 🤷🏻‍♀️

maybe i am not the target audience but this book was not good. it was easy to read but it felt like it hit you over the head with the ‘50s & ‘60s sexism and then elizabeth would come in like a white feminist straight off a women’s march or something and like it just wasn’t for me. the science felt off because it felt like the author decided “she’s a chemist” and then decided that meant she could easily learn and apply literally all of the sciences (she learned to row better than the men in one day by reading a physics textbook).

i do not get why the dog knew almost 1,000 words and i do not get why the 4yo was a child prodigy and i do not get why certain plot twists were there.

bright spot: accurate reasons why family tree assignments are terrible. end of list.

also, leash your damn dogs.

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nightingale25's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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katarinabee's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

Very enjoyable read, despite some aspects that required a fair bit of suspension of disbelief..!

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vj_thompson's review against another edition

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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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annilikesbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring sad fast-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? No

4.75

I love this book so much and it's at times very devastating and heartbreaking but I'm deeply inspired by the main character Elisabeth Zott and I will forever recommand it to my friends

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tilly_and_the_books's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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jacs63's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Really enjoyed this book. I was a bit late to it, as it had been recommended to me in so many different ways. I finally got the message.
An easy read and a page turner. Great story and wonderful characters.
In some ways it was interesting to read about how bad things were for women in the 1950's and 1960's, but really it just reinforced for me that things are still really bad. Things have gotten so bad for women, especially in the US recently. It's just feels like a never ending fight. It's a bit tiring. I even learned a bit of chemistry.

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