Lessons in Chemistry
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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。
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。
Reviews
Kelsey
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Elizabeth Zott is a chemist in the 1960s， and she is not taken seriously because she is a woman。 It is a quirky book with unique characters， a kick butt female protagonist， and clever writing。 I enjoyed it。
Emily
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3。75
Alicia
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An insightful look into the life of a professional women in the 1950 and the challenges they face while juxtaposing how many things remain the same for many professional women。
Nicole Russell
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Thought provoking， captivating， funny and emotional all in one！ Thoroughly enjoyed the plot too。 Elizabeth Zott pushes the boundaries of 1950s/60s society and is inspiring to women everywhere！ Excellent book！
Mary
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I loved this book。
Patrick Farrell
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4。5 stars is what I’m feeling like with this one。 I’m rounding up because I do think that it is an enjoyable page-turner that is worth reading。 But， it does tend a bit toward cheesy and implausible for me。 Would using the word H20 instead of water and talking about the high oxalic acid content of spinach， instead of about its iron， really catapult the heroine’s cooking show to fame？ Where this story does shine， however， is in its vivid and heart-wrenching portrayal of the metaphorical chemistry 4。5 stars is what I’m feeling like with this one。 I’m rounding up because I do think that it is an enjoyable page-turner that is worth reading。 But， it does tend a bit toward cheesy and implausible for me。 Would using the word H20 instead of water and talking about the high oxalic acid content of spinach， instead of about its iron， really catapult the heroine’s cooking show to fame？ Where this story does shine， however， is in its vivid and heart-wrenching portrayal of the metaphorical chemistry between the heroine and the father of her child and its account of American feminism in the middle of the 20th century and the struggles it engendered。 。。。more
Hannah Gardner
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This book is outstanding。 The story is complex， the characters are complex and I was overjoyed during each part。 I love how it’s written as if one train of thought。
Ewelina
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It was a roller coaster but in a bad way。 From descriptions of sexual assault to naive and childish monologues of main character which were supposed to be smart。 It was all weird。 Book covered the theme of misogony and feminism but in the most pretentious and cliché way ever。 I've cringed too many times reading this。 It was a roller coaster but in a bad way。 From descriptions of sexual assault to naive and childish monologues of main character which were supposed to be smart。 It was all weird。 Book covered the theme of misogony and feminism but in the most pretentious and cliché way ever。 I've cringed too many times reading this。 。。。more
Ashley
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Such an enjoyable read。 I love the way it starts out with two separate people who seem to have no connections and ends with a motley crew of a family。 It’s funny， captivating， and sad。 All the characters are so unique and well-written but my favorite is the dog。 Don’t sleep on this one。
Dianne Serafin
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Very good light read 。
Margarita Ibbott
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I can see why this is a popular read。 I picked it up yesterday and just finished it。 Great story， plot twists， character development。 Fast， easy read。 Not sure I'd recommend for mybook club but it was a good read。 I can see why this is a popular read。 I picked it up yesterday and just finished it。 Great story， plot twists， character development。 Fast， easy read。 Not sure I'd recommend for mybook club but it was a good read。 。。。more
Anna
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This book is so heartwarming。 Such a delightful read with such interesting unique characters。
Carrie Botkin
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For every girl who had a mother who believed in her and wanted more for her， this is your story。
Stephanie D。 Hutcheson
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I did enjoy this book。 Although it was promoted as “laugh out loud” um no。 It’s the 1950s and women are not thought of as anything but housewives and objects so exploring some if the darker aspects of women and careers was not that funny…Interesting to compare their struggles with the Harvey couch of today。 It takes bold， courageous people to initiate change。 I am thanking all the beautiful strong people that came before me and the ones that are forging ahead today。 I love that the dog talks！
Marta Anna
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5 stars but it deserves at least 6 of them。 Just found another favourite book。
Margaret
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This book had such rave reviews I had super high expectations。 It was good。 I just wouldn’t give it a fifth star。 Loved the premise， characterization， and laugh out loud parts but for me it could’ve tied up neater。 I felt the end was rushed。 I had ideas for a different ending。
Gail H Sullivan
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Very good read。 It definitely helps one know how far women have come since the 1960’s。 It makes you think and also has humor at the same time。
JennaF
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I enjoyed this more than I thought。 It’s still very much a beach read， but a fun and quirky one that celebrates being a little bit odd。
Jennifer
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I truly wanted to give this book a higher rating。 Ultimately I did enjoy it， but I was also frustrated。 And not just by the women's rights issues。 What was with all the bold type？ Why is every scientist either an idiot or a completely socially awkward "on the spectrum" type of character？ Why is religion so vilified？ If you are a scientist you can't have faith？ I know some excellent scientists （chemists， even） who are very religious。 Every religious character in this book was a pedophile， cheat， I truly wanted to give this book a higher rating。 Ultimately I did enjoy it， but I was also frustrated。 And not just by the women's rights issues。 What was with all the bold type？ Why is every scientist either an idiot or a completely socially awkward "on the spectrum" type of character？ Why is religion so vilified？ If you are a scientist you can't have faith？ I know some excellent scientists （chemists， even） who are very religious。 Every religious character in this book was a pedophile， cheat， or at the very least a liar who doesn't believe in God （I did rather like Wakely， but come on）。 I was hoping for a little more humor and this book， while it was sometimes heartbreaking， sometimes inspiring， and sometimes entertaining， it was never truly funny。 Quirky， maybe， but funny， not so much。content: language （including F-words）; suicide， rape， assault and a death 。。。more
Maggie Magnotta
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started off strange and a tad slow but once it got going was really interesting
evelina
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Fun， smart and hard from time to time。 Well executed。
Caroline Gear
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- obnoxious “feminism” that was not historically accurate or aligned with the book’s time period- male-bashing （every male character with the exception of one was literally awful。 the rants about men were many and depressing。）- religion-bashing: the book made no exception for people who weren’t “religious” and just believe in a higher power。 there were so many rants about how anyone who believes in God is a moron and a detriment to society and progress。 - as a woman in STEM who has spent years w - obnoxious “feminism” that was not historically accurate or aligned with the book’s time period- male-bashing （every male character with the exception of one was literally awful。 the rants about men were many and depressing。）- religion-bashing: the book made no exception for people who weren’t “religious” and just believe in a higher power。 there were so many rants about how anyone who believes in God is a moron and a detriment to society and progress。 - as a woman in STEM who has spent years working in chemistry labs， the mfc was annoying as hell。 no one talks like that。 pros: - the dog was the best character in the whole book。 i loved the idea of bringing his thoughts to life。 - the only reason i finished this book was the plot。 it was gripping and well thought out。 overall， i would not recommend this to anyone， especially women in stem 🫶 signed， someone who is obviously pissed that she decided to finish this book and should only be mad at herself。 。。。more
Cheryl Neff
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6:30 was the best developed and most believable character in this book。 The representation of a smart woman in the 1950’s was jaded with 21st century agendas。The writing style made this an easy read but disappointing at best。
Kelsey
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Not what I was expecting （in a good way）！！ Loved the writing style， characters， topics， and themes。 It all refreshing， different， and interesting story to read！
Abbey Dearden
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This book is AMAZING。 It’s insane to see how far we’ve come as women and how far to go。 This book is soooo incredible and if you loved Tomorrow， Tomorrow， Tomorrow this is your next read
Kimberly Wells
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When I got to the last page I was thankful it was over。 This is not laugh out loud hilarious， not even close。 3 ⭐️ only because I support the message of women being awesome in science。
Sylvia
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Torn between 4 and 5 stars。 Wonderful book。 So cringey at times - but fairly so。 Wonderful characters that will stay with me。 Wonderful dialogue and writing。 6:30 is awesome- I’ve always thought that would be a great idea for a character and this author nailed it。
DrBobby
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This is a lovely book， a full 5 stars， no hesitation。
Kristin Donnelly
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Heartwarming， feminist tale of 1950s life
Sophie
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Reading this book felt like talking to a friend - Garmus has such an incredible way of drawing the reader into the story！ I loved it。 Quirky and funny while still managing to deal with big issues， Lessons in Chemistry takes top spot on my list for the year to date。
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