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Eine Frage der Chemie by Bonnie Garmus

34 reviews

risemini's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Sexism, Car accident, Grief, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

cdubbs's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual content, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Abandonment, Car accident, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.25

it's like The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo but even better imo. i fell in love with Elizabeth Zott, whose experiences are painful to read and made me want to scream with indignation. in fact, (almost*) the whole cast was lovable—not just  "able to be loved", but rather, "no choice but to love". an engaging, many-threaded story full of heart that weaved into one for a rock-solid ending (for which i'm a sucker).

*except, to be honest, Walter Pine. i don't see how he was much better than the villainous men before him (Donatti and Lebensmal); maybe he was "just following orders", but as if that makes up for it. he's a devoted father, but what kind of daughter's role model is complicit in the mistreatment of women under his own purview? but of course he's ultimately

rewarded with a promotion—which i don't fault the writing for, it's prob the most realistic course of events unfortunately—but less believably, becomes bffs with Elizabeth at the drop of a hat

?? he may recognize the err of his ways, but did he follow that up with any significant changes, e.g. use his newfound power to uplift those he previously kept down? not that we know of. maybe i hold a grudge like Calvin but i don't really see how Walter redeemed himself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Grief, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Blood, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Cursing, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Vomit, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Classism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Child abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racism

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Classism, Car accident, Suicide, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Eating disorder, and Murder

crdostaler's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Death, Suicide, and Sexism

Minor: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming

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

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Vomit, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Homophobia

ejs2000's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

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

ellenr272's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was really well written and the story was amazing but to be honest... it was a lot. This book is for some reason is marketed as a romance (a fact that the author disagrees with) and it is definitely not, so I did not go into expecting something quite as heavy.  There is plenty of humor as well, but the overall topics and themes are very heavy.  My main reason for deducting to a 4.5 rating is that I think this book should have had trigger warnings in the front. I didn't look them up because of how this book was marketed and I really wish I had known. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders