A review by bookswithchaipai
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

I knew this book was a winner when I was just 10 pages through. I am one of those people who take time to get into a book, but this book hit the sweet spot within minutes. I thank all those people who shoved this book into my face innumerable times and to @bookhoarder_neha for gifting me this wondrous piece of creation, which I know I’m going to cherish for a long time to come.

There is nothing not to like about this book. Keeping Chemistry as the centrepiece, Garmus has  given us a sneak peek into the life of an ambitious, progressive woman who has set her eyes on the prize. But the catch is, it’s a man’s world and she lives in the hard 1950’s where a woman wearing pants is scoffed at.

As Garmus first takes us through a beautiful, romance , she then meanders through the dusty lanes of single parenting of an extremely precocious child by an impoverished grieving mother, with a penchant for chemistry. Interspersed with witty repartees and heartbreaking moments, each chapter-ending has the quality to send chills down the spine.

The TV cookery class,  Supper at Six steals the show with its creative use of chemistry and Six-thirty, the dog with his other-Worldly intelligence. I have one thing to confess, if I met Zott in real life, I would find her nonchalance annoying and her literal and precise remarks condescending.

This book has comfortably placed itself in my top 5 best reads of the year for sure. Worth every second I spent flipping the pages!