A review by carleesi
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Did not finish book. Stopped at 39%.

The way the author uses physical descriptions to imply the value and inherent goodness of characters got too much for me. So much body shaming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Rape

The description of the rapist is so fatphobic. The links between fatness, monstrosity and disgust were incredibly blatant. As a survivor I felt sick listening to a rape, and as a fat woman I was forced into the understanding that actually my body was the kind that perpetrates sexual violence. It was a really horrendous experience.