Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

203 reviews

jules1090's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Abandonment, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

novaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Car accident, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Rape

lenaricharz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Abandonment

juliawyatt2000's review

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

The weaving of storylines, the brilliant inner monologue from the ensemble. I laughed, cried, was inspired, was mad. It is an excellent mix of everything.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Death

radfordmanor's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, and Pedophilia

paoakalani's review

emotional funny hopeful informative 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: Rape, Abandonment, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexism, and Death

clare_dv's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide

samanthakayla's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm free of this book finally. The premise is good and I did listen to it so a physical copy might be better because the main character just doesn't thunk rules apply to her. This is the 60s, there are actual laws.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, and Abandonment

Don't take a shot when she says she is a

you will be drunk. Not to mention she says she is a scientist, how did she not know she was

??? Not all scientists need to be a Dr Sheldon Cooper

klosterphobia's review

sad slow-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

2.0

Overhyped and mis-advertised. This is NOT a comedy or a romance book. 

The writing is fine, but the story was slow, cliche, and very heavy handed. It became preachy very quickly. The sexism was overdone straying into cartoonish villains. 

I personally hated the dog’s perspective, and I hated all the talk of rowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Abandonment, Rape, and Domestic abuse

chelly_reads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship