Review by carlyjoann - Lessons in Chemistry

carlyjoann 's review for:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

4.0

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As a woman parts of this book made me so angry, especially because those parts are still relevant today and this book is set in the 1960’s. There was a lot of trauma going on in this one so be warned. That said I love the found family in this book. I ended up liking pretty much all of the characters as well. Some of the storylines I found very predictable but I still enjoyed it. The writing style was not my favorite with so many breaks. At the start it sometimes felt a little jumbled before I got used to the style. I did like it being written in third person omniscient because it added so much to the story that way.

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