Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

127 reviews

jcshells's review against another edition

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

1.0

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effervescent_4909's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this read. It's equally as much about the main character's male partner which I didn't realise when I started reading but I enjoyed both parts of the story. 

Readers should DEFINITELY check the trigger warnings before reading – there are some quite graphic and confronting scenes but these could be easily skipped (if you choose) and the rest of the story can still be followed. 
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jmarieleder's review against another edition

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

3.75

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silverseaslug's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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mrsmeowmix's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

One of the most riveting books I’ve ever read. Spoke to me on a molecular level. 
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maddya's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.75

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fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad 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

5.0

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: None
Tropes: Woman in a Male-Dominated Field, Pregnancy
3rd Act Breakup?: In a way?

The Praise: Elizabeth is such a strong, inspiring character. I loved her sass, her frankness, and her unwillingness to allow men to walk all over her in a time when that was the norm. The side characters were also so lovable— especially Six-Thirty.

The Critique: Not actual critique of the book itself, but the audiobook narrator continuously changed her pronunciation of things and that was frustrating.

Final Thoughts: The story was unique and interesting while also breaking my heart. I loved it.
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mikk16's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Didn’t really know anything about this book going in but it seemed to be marketed as a very funny light book. Completely false. Less than 20 pages in there is a rape described in great detail. Throughout the book there is rape, suicide, pedophilia, abuse. I did not find it funny or light at all. This is also very much a white feminism book. There are no characters of color in the story. The one LGBTQ+ character dies by suicide. In the book being a housewife is compared to slavery. The daughter reads a book about the Congo cannibals. Many more problematic things to comment on but not going to list them all out. 

Not sure how I felt about a good chunk of the book being narrated by a dog who understands language and can communicate with fetuses and the dead. Definitely wasn’t expecting fantasy elements. 
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genderqueer_hiker's review against another edition

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

2.5

I nearly DNF'd at 25%. I could not read this as historical fiction or anything rooted in reality. I was able to finish this and not hate it by placing it into more of a magical realism/fanfic/AU reality. There are no people of color; the villains are hugely dramatic, overplayed, and relatively stupid. It's highly predictable. 

It features a very stereotypical autistic-coded woman who never understands humor, sarcasm, or social dynamics. We bury our one gay character without ever even meeting him, and he's only ever used to spur on our main character’s meandering arc. There is a detailed rape in the first ~5% of the book. The author's invasive exposition gives me the impression she thinks we're stupid and irritated me to no end. I was painfully aware that this story is a direct product of its author. The dog is the best part. 
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maiwenn's review against another edition

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  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

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