Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus

44 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

There’s really no way to describe the overall package that this book actually is. It’s a family drama, a treatise on the dangers of sexism, but crucially, a paean to hope. I’d give the trigger warnings a good read before you press on, but don’t miss out on this incredible, hopeful story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, Death, Rape, and Sexual harassment

laurissadevol's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

calicat42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Self harm

sarahkillian16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Car accident, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexism

grboph's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

4.5

I really liked this book. My grandmother recommended it to me and got it for me, and I'm very glad she did! The characters and story were all very memorable, and I especially loved the addition of Six-Thirty as a secondary character - that was very unique and heartwarming. As a woman pursuing a career in science, this book was also very eye-opening to the sexism and other challenges that women in science faced relatively recently, and reminded me to appreciate the people who came before me. I felt so many emotions while reading Lessons in Chemistry and found myself really rooting for the main characters all the way through. I'm not sure how else to describe this book, other than by saying I'd recommend it to just about anyone out there, but particularly people interested in STEM.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and War

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Rape, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was pretty good. Not my favorite but I can see why it got so much buzz. The talking dog parts were too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Vomit, and Abandonment

juli_powers's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

The topics presented can be difficult to read at times. others, I found myself laughing out loud as I read. A lot is extremely exaggerated and at times took away from the story, but I loved the dogs perspective and protective nature, Mads character, and the way each character managed to get their name. Overall I enjoyed the story and couldn't put the book down.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Homophobia, Car accident, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Abandonment

micaelamariem's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

I won’t lie, this book had a slow start and the first 100 pages I was wondering if this would be a disappointment. I’m glad to say that I really got into it after that. There were so many times I laughed out loud as well as times I nearly cried. I love reading about women empowering women and stories like this need to be told. Because even though this is set in the 60’s, people today still need to hear how fierce and capable women are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Rape, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Classism, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

jaynovara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts