Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

624 reviews

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

carolinars's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Grief

Moderate: Death and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

beccalemon's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-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 and Sexism

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Suicide

llwatts's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is incredible! The topics are covered well and the characters are all fleshed-out and realistic. It is very sad, but you root for Elizabeth throughout the book and her successes/failures feel like those of a close friend. I would recommend this to anyone, especially those who like feminist-related books or stories focused on personal development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Death

There are a few points in the book in which Elizabeth and other female characters are raped. Two scenes are pretty explicit and may be triggering.

deepalidesai's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

I really loved this book. The ending felt a bit rushed, but overall I'd highly recommend this. One of the best books I've read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse

hmatt's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

I had heard raves about this book, and I think perhaps I just have different literary tastes from the people who are raving...

Yes, it's a powerful concept and interesting story. But there are a few quirks in the writing that proved a bit too much for me, namely the dog POV. That really took me out of the grittiness of the rest of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Pregnancy

swampthoughts's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

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

3.75

I would have liked this book more if the main character wasn't so insufferable. I'm a scientist and there is NO REASON to be calling salt Sodium Chlorine (obviously this is just one example).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

bloomingbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.75

It’s hard to rate this book. What I can say for sure is that it is absolutely not “laugh out loud funny” as the back of the book proclaims. Don’t be fooled by the cheery cover - the first half of the book was quite dark and had many upsetting scenes. The second half was intriguing but the tone felt off considering the darker scenes at the beginning of the book. All in all, I didn’t hate it, but I can’t say I’d recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming and Religious bigotry

quartz96's review against another edition

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

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

prism_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Misogyny

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Abortion