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A review by rdmoreland0801
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-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
5.0
This book made me feel all the emotions, I absolutely loved it. Elizabeth is a badass single mother in the 60s, but more importantly, she is a chemist.
When her life goes off track due to tragedy, she has to face a lot of harsh truths. Being a woman in the 60s was not ideal. I definitely wouldn’t have survived. What’s sadder is that these kinds of things still happen. Being a woman today is scary.
Elizabeth uses her position as a tv cooking show host to bring chemistry and science into the lives of the “average housewife”. Instead, she begins a powerful women’s movement in her own right. Women no longer feel like they have ti stay home or be so fragile a man needs to take care of them.
I love all the different points of view, especially that of Six-Thirty. I think it was a great cast of characters, led by a powerful woman who refuses to go with the status quo.
When her life goes off track due to tragedy, she has to face a lot of harsh truths. Being a woman in the 60s was not ideal. I definitely wouldn’t have survived. What’s sadder is that these kinds of things still happen. Being a woman today is scary.
Elizabeth uses her position as a tv cooking show host to bring chemistry and science into the lives of the “average housewife”. Instead, she begins a powerful women’s movement in her own right. Women no longer feel like they have ti stay home or be so fragile a man needs to take care of them.
I love all the different points of view, especially that of Six-Thirty. I think it was a great cast of characters, led by a powerful woman who refuses to go with the status quo.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Pedophilia, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide