A review by vici_loves
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I did not vibe with this at all. I actually had a feeling that I wouldn’t, so I put off reading it until a friend recommended it. The writing style was not for me, the story was so unrealistic, and the reveals could not have been clunkier. The representations of scientists (being a physics PhD candidate myself) were either completely anti-social caricatures as imagined by the non-scientific community or stupid assholes who somehow swindled themselves into leading scientific positions. Not cute.