yaya_fl 's review for:

Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

4.0

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A fun introduction to the basics of chemistry with examples taken from our daily lives! A lot of it is already known if you're taking chemistry in high school (I just started working on the chemistry of soaps so I loved Mai's simple and clear explanations !) But I discovered so many things about how everything around us works and of course I annoyed my family and friends with every single new facts I learn in this book : taking a coffee with my mom "do you know how coffee makes us more awake ? Well it's because the molecule of...", my friends talking about the upcoming parties: "do you know how alcohol works in our body and how it makes people feel drunk ? Well...", my seat mate in maths : "hey the teacher shouldn't say we're letting the cold enter but rather that the ..."

I'm sorry to my relatives for the monster I turned into while reading this book. I love Sciences and I need to share the things I love (which is why I'm writing this review and using goodreads as a reading diary at this point...)

Definitely recommending it to every single person that's a bit curious about chemistry or want to get a basic start into the world of scientific simplification, I'm considering learning German just to watch the authors videos on YouTube!