A review by lady_sharp
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

funny informative fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Loved the chemistry cooking lessons, funny and fast-paced writing, main character who is clearly autistic but the writer doesn't know it was also a plus. The proselytizing for atheism, however, knocked off a star for me. It started as here and there but eventually expands to the point where it almost resembles a reverse PureFlix in how simplistic it's "atheism is the one true way and all religious people are either evil or stupid and the only good one is a secret atheist" moral was. I also found the supernaturally intelligent dog to be an odd inclusion. 
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