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A review by pchopd
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
5.0
When I first started this book, I had trouble aligning the opening details of Elizabeth's Masters education experience with the description "laugh out loud funny," but somehow Bonnie Garmus totally pulled it off throughout the rest of the novel. Somehow my heart would go from being crushed and so angry, to completely overwhelmed with love for different characters (Six-Thirty!!!), and laughing at a great Mad/Elizabeth/Harriet quip by the next page.
I totally get the reviews of folks who are tired of the naïve main character who somehow triumphs over the extremely noxious systems set against her, but I felt like Elizabeth was checked-out as a tactic to throw the men off their game. It all felt very strategic to me, especially considering the immense trauma she had been through.
I totally get the reviews of folks who are tired of the naïve main character who somehow triumphs over the extremely noxious systems set against her, but I felt like Elizabeth was checked-out as a tactic to throw the men off their game. It all felt very strategic to me, especially considering the immense trauma she had been through.