Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

624 reviews

booksforb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Suicide and Pregnancy

jdromsky's review against another edition

emotional funny informative sad 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? Yes

3.75

I picked this book because so many people told me it was “amazing!” and it was good, but I think it was a little overhyped. I thought that Elizabeth Zott did not develop as a character nearly as much as the others, which was the most frustrating because we spent the most time with her. 

I also though

the ending where Elizabeth meets Calvin’s mom was very anticlimactic and felt very much like a tag on. I wanted it to end after Elizabeth quit Supper at Six, and just to see a bit of how she embraced the life she had or was going to make for herself. I wanted to see her MAKE A LIFE for herself rather than have another thing handed to her by Calvin’s mom no less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

dreezy's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, and Abandonment

rgs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

dropout's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved reading it. Perfect mix.
Sad and relatable. inspiring, honest and charming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Abortion

booksense'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment

meggiemeggie52's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.0

It took me a bit to get into, but I liked it! I can totally see why everyone's obsessed with it, it just didn't scratch that same itch for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent

madzilla_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The characters are all so real and relatable. Love the insight into all there lives.

sad parts but worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic relationship

nagoatsis's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

The book is too long it’s very repetitive between allll the examples of sexism (which are important to the plot and tone but that many examples didn’t need to be included) and then the retelling of what happened to Calvin and to Elizabeth over and over for new characters that come in the pace is very slow because of this but picks up when the magazine gets involved it starts to really roll along after that it’s very very well written it’s fun to read it just needs more editing especially to be cut down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Death of parent

deadwhiterabbit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy