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Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry

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  • Create Date：2023-01-02 02:22:30
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Bonnie Garmus
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Summary

Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman。 In fact， Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing。

But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality。 Except for one: Calvin Evans， the lonely， brilliant， Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind。 True chemistry results。

Like science， life is unpredictable。 Which is why a few years later， Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother， but the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show， Supper at Six。 Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking （'combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride'） proves revolutionary。 But as her following grows， not everyone is happy。 Because as it turns out， Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook。 She's daring them to change the status quo。

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Reviews

Anna Harmon ，

Funny， blunt， honest and refreshing。 Loved every page！

Paula Stock ，

Loved this story。 I grew up during these years， and I feel like she was right on track with the views of women。 I also loved all of her characters and how she developed them。

Bonnie Elias ，

Good book， good messages， it kept me reading。

rosemariereads ，

This is such an iconic book to end 2022 with and start 2023 with :）One of my most pleasant reads of the year， I never thought a book about a woman chemist in the 1950s would make me cry and laugh so many times :）If the time period of this book puts you off， but you like literary fiction or contemporary books， please READ IT ANYWAY— I normally don’t read books outside of the typical “contemporary” period but this book is truly a joy <3I relate with Elizabeth SO OFTEN about her views of the world This is such an iconic book to end 2022 with and start 2023 with :）One of my most pleasant reads of the year， I never thought a book about a woman chemist in the 1950s would make me cry and laugh so many times :）If the time period of this book puts you off， but you like literary fiction or contemporary books， please READ IT ANYWAY— I normally don’t read books outside of the typical “contemporary” period but this book is truly a joy <3I relate with Elizabeth SO OFTEN about her views of the world but she’s a MUCH stronger woman than I am and it was incredibly eye-opening to read a book with a woman protagonist so determined to succeed regardless of the struggles put in her way。One of my early thoughts of the book was it’s going to be incredibly frustrating to see the dynamic of misogyny & the patriarchy so forward in the world during the period of this book & it definitely was！ It is insane to see how much things have changed in one/two lifetimes （and also how much we still have to go）。Overall this book is beautifully written， the characters are hilarious， and the dog is 10/10。 I highly recommend this book to just about anyone :） you won’t regret it！！ 。。。more

S。 Isaac ，

Dnf’d。 Couldn’t get into it。 It was just strange。 Which I thought would be fun。 Maybe I wasn’t in the right mood。

Katie Hightower ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Where do I began？ The historical inaccuracies were glaring。 Paternity testing was definitely not readily available in the 1950’s。 2 “genius” scientists did not know how to prevent a pregnancy？ Calvin decided to teach her to tow before teaching her to swim？ The “wokeness” of the time period piece was cringe。 The author really had an axe to grind casting broad stokes of hatred toward religion， specifically Catholicism， almost every man， her biological family and other women in general。 Every hot b Where do I began？ The historical inaccuracies were glaring。 Paternity testing was definitely not readily available in the 1950’s。 2 “genius” scientists did not know how to prevent a pregnancy？ Calvin decided to teach her to tow before teaching her to swim？ The “wokeness” of the time period piece was cringe。 The author really had an axe to grind casting broad stokes of hatred toward religion， specifically Catholicism， almost every man， her biological family and other women in general。 Every hot button current stereotypical topic was touched on， which in 1960 wasn’t even a thing。 Plus， the whole thing was fairly depressing from start to finish meanwhile being reviewed as an utter delight。 👎👎 。。。more

Sarah Stofel ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As a fellow woman scientist this book was honestly a lot for me。 Though this book is fiction， she touches on a lot of difficult points that many women in science and women as a whole experience while trying to live in a patriarchal society。 Nonetheless， Elizabeth Zott is no average woman and through her authenticity and knowledge based personality she spawns a terrific revolution through the use of chemistry。 Through it all she falls in love and navigates what life can never prepare you for no m As a fellow woman scientist this book was honestly a lot for me。 Though this book is fiction， she touches on a lot of difficult points that many women in science and women as a whole experience while trying to live in a patriarchal society。 Nonetheless， Elizabeth Zott is no average woman and through her authenticity and knowledge based personality she spawns a terrific revolution through the use of chemistry。 Through it all she falls in love and navigates what life can never prepare you for no matter how much you plan: life itself。 Elizabeth Zott is an inspiration not just to her audience but us as an audience as well。 While reading this book I laughed with Elizabeth， cried for and with Elizabeth， as well as myself。 It’s a tough world for women but this story makes me thankful for the progress we made thanks to women like Elizabeth。 。。。more

Maggie Sweeney ，

I love the highly reflective， bluntly honest， social awkward narrator genre （like Britt Marie， Eleanor Oliphant， and the Maid）。 The dog was extra delight！

Katie ，

“Whenever you feel afraid， just remember。 Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do。 So when you wake up tomorrow， make this pledge。 No more holding yourself back。 No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve。 And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex， race， economic status， and religion。 Do not allow your talents to lie dormant， ladies。 Design your own future。 When you go home today， ask yo “Whenever you feel afraid， just remember。 Courage is the root of change - and change is what we're chemically designed to do。 So when you wake up tomorrow， make this pledge。 No more holding yourself back。 No more subscribing to others' opinions of what you can and cannot achieve。 And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex， race， economic status， and religion。 Do not allow your talents to lie dormant， ladies。 Design your own future。 When you go home today， ask yourself what YOU will change。 And then get started。” 。。。more

Joanne ，

Fun read， she's an interesting， quirky character。 She didn't seem fully developed， almost more of a caricature。 It will make a good TV show some day。 Fun read， she's an interesting， quirky character。 She didn't seem fully developed， almost more of a caricature。 It will make a good TV show some day。 。。。more

Linda Mac ，

Absolutely loved this book。 It was clever， well-structured， and humorous。 Brilliant。

Rosita Stalgienė ，

Įtraukiantis siužetas🌷💐

Emer ，

Can’t believe I didn’t add this to my shelves in 2022 ！！ Slipped through the cracks and I’ve only just realised - belated review : was good （but the hype is a bit much）

Kate ，

I had been meaning to read this and then my sister in law lent me her copy。 The perfect book to end 2022。 It kept my attention during the holidays and Bonnie Garmus has written a lovely story about society's expectations of women in the 1950s-60s。 I laughed out loud in places and maybe teared up， in the end， one of my favorites of the year！ I had been meaning to read this and then my sister in law lent me her copy。 The perfect book to end 2022。 It kept my attention during the holidays and Bonnie Garmus has written a lovely story about society's expectations of women in the 1950s-60s。 I laughed out loud in places and maybe teared up， in the end， one of my favorites of the year！ 。。。more

Jackie Glazer ，

Loved this book， wonderful characters and emotion。 Impactful but still a great read I couldn't put down。 Loved this book， wonderful characters and emotion。 Impactful but still a great read I couldn't put down。 。。。more

Amanda ，

I rarely give 5 stars。 This is one of those times。Now that I've finished， I'm going to reread this one。 Immediately。 I rarely give 5 stars。 This is one of those times。Now that I've finished， I'm going to reread this one。 Immediately。 。。。more

Erin Kowal ，

A smart， engaging book about family and feminism （and science）。 A bit sentimental at the end， but it’s all good。

Colleen Soukup ，

I enjoyed the optics and reality of this book- women coming of age in the workforce and the complications of it。 I enjoyed the characters， the storyline and the ending。 Kept me interested！

M ，

Elizabeth Zott is an amazing strong quirky character overcoming adversity。 Great story

Cathyann Smith ，

Wasn’t sure if I would like this quirky style at first but so glad this was our book club pick to end the year with！ Every character has words of wisdom if you pay attention， especially Madeline “Mad” the daughter of Elizabeth， the main character。 As a champion of women， moms， dogs and life lessons， following Elizabeth through her journey of wanting to be a chemist in the early 1950’s to where her life takes her was a truly enjoyable read！ Good read especially after a more serious or tragic read Wasn’t sure if I would like this quirky style at first but so glad this was our book club pick to end the year with！ Every character has words of wisdom if you pay attention， especially Madeline “Mad” the daughter of Elizabeth， the main character。 As a champion of women， moms， dogs and life lessons， following Elizabeth through her journey of wanting to be a chemist in the early 1950’s to where her life takes her was a truly enjoyable read！ Good read especially after a more serious or tragic read。 。。。more

Donna Pachota ，

Loved， loved lo ed this bookIt took me awhile in the beginning to get into it。 But it was honestly so good as I continued reading。 It was hilarious in parts， sad in parts， all around a great story

Katie Torosian ，

This is the first book that made me audibly sob， laugh out loud， gasp， get goosebumps， THE LIST GOES ON。 I knew this would be my favorite book by the time I got to page 20。 By page 60 I was already starting to get upset that eventually this book would end。 Please read this book。

Noah ，

AudiobookGreat book for putting me through situations I've been so far removed from my whole life: a woman in STEM dealing with the struggles of parenthood， career and life in general in the 50s。 I loved most of the cast of characters， and loved that for most of the book the object was to show， not tell。 The best example I saw of that was with Dr。 Mason， the first man to treat her as a person and as an equal while she was going through an especially difficult phase of her life。 It wasn't played AudiobookGreat book for putting me through situations I've been so far removed from my whole life: a woman in STEM dealing with the struggles of parenthood， career and life in general in the 50s。 I loved most of the cast of characters， and loved that for most of the book the object was to show， not tell。 The best example I saw of that was with Dr。 Mason， the first man to treat her as a person and as an equal while she was going through an especially difficult phase of her life。 It wasn't played up as "watch what he's doing， fellas， this is the way！！！"， he just treated her decently with no speech or monologue or pizzazz。 To me， that made it very effective at showing how rare it can sometimes be to find that， and how much of a shame that is。 It ISN'T pizzazz worthy to treat people as people， with kindness， and shouldn't be given that elevated status just because he's a man， or it's the 50s， or he's treating a woman like that。 If you have someone exclaiming about how crazy it is that Dr。 Mason did that， or how he really went above and beyond， I'd call that a red flag。 What held me back from rating it higher was Elizabeth and Calvin， mostly。 I've never enjoyed the portrayal of the ultra nerd as one that is only talking in scientific terms， everything is a formula， life is an equation， etc。 It just seems very one dimensional to me， and has yet to be a person I've ever encountered in day to day life。 Even the nerdiest and geekiest around me （and there's quite a few） don't share the same always-on communication style。 At the end of the book， her behavior in that regard was explained as a demonstration that women/people in general can handle the science lingo and are starving for it， which helped me understand it a bit more， but came right at the end and I still had trouble connecting with the characters。 This book also contains my absolute least favorite trope， which is: nerd tries sport， nerd bad at sport， nerd reads physics book， nerd good at sport。 It irks me every time， and I've only seen it a handful of times， but that just made encountering it in this book that much more annoying。 The perfect interview moment where the author is able to say word for word everything they hoped to accomplish with the book also took me out of the book for those 5 or so minutes。 Overall， a fun read， I wouldn't have picked it up if my book club hadn't recommended it but I'm glad they did！ 。。。more

Lyz ，

This book was a chaotic mess of quirky characters， women fighting against the status quo， and a mystery that was so uninteresting I didn't even care when the book ended with it's resolution。 I think I'm supposed to root for the women as they fight against misogyny and eventually triumph， but if that was supposed to be the climax of the book the leadup was such a mess that it fell flat。 Not a bad book， but not a great one either。 This book was a chaotic mess of quirky characters， women fighting against the status quo， and a mystery that was so uninteresting I didn't even care when the book ended with it's resolution。 I think I'm supposed to root for the women as they fight against misogyny and eventually triumph， but if that was supposed to be the climax of the book the leadup was such a mess that it fell flat。 Not a bad book， but not a great one either。 。。。more

Tara ，

Loved every page。 Highly recommend。

Mag ，

No wonder this won the Goodreads book of the year。 While not a thriller， this book really kept me on my toes thinking I knew what was happening next。 The characters were developed in the best way， and the different perspectives truly made this book a joy to read。 Unpopular opinion: I found Elizabeth Zott’s character to be annoying but I do admire her insistence on being herself。

Cherrie Sporer ，

What a way to start the New Year。 I love a book about women who make a difference。 I laughed， I thought， I cried， I took deep breaths………。EXCELLENT

Marlenbru ，

Ein wunderschönes Debüt， das seinen Hype absolut verdient hat。 Schöne Figurenzeichnung。 Ab und an wiederholt es sich etwas und am Ende wurde mir zu wenig Zeit gelassen。 Trotzdem macht es großen Spaß in die Welt der Elizabeth Zott einzutauchen， selbst wenn man mit Chemie gar nichts am Hut hat。

Susan Tietolman ，

What a book！ Some readers panned this book for various reasons。 When I read a book it is to increase my awareness to life’s issues that some of us face and some of us do not。 I like the entertainment value that keeps me enthralled in the story。 The fact that fantasy and reality may collide is not significant when the story is just that。 The author is a brilliant storyteller。 Sadness and happiness are integral to the story which keeps us going in real life。 I loved the heartwarming characters inc What a book！ Some readers panned this book for various reasons。 When I read a book it is to increase my awareness to life’s issues that some of us face and some of us do not。 I like the entertainment value that keeps me enthralled in the story。 The fact that fantasy and reality may collide is not significant when the story is just that。 The author is a brilliant storyteller。 Sadness and happiness are integral to the story which keeps us going in real life。 I loved the heartwarming characters including the dog。 I would highly recommend this book。 。。。more

Louisa ，

So much fun to read and such a strong clear message: women; they’re people！ Left me feeling empowered for the new year。

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