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Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

Start date: February 14, 2023

Finish date: February 18, 2023

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Feb 04, 2023 Mony rated it really liked it

4.5⭐

I really enjoyed this one! The characters, the era (1950-1960s), women's roles, even all that the chemistry (LOL). Maybe not your usual romance but such a rich story. A very insightful author.

Oh, the paths that other women have forged for us...

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Feb 25, 2023 Laura Elizabeth rated it it was amazing

This book was different. The romance took a backseat in this book but I didn’t mind at all. There was quite a bit of far fetched circumstances in this, and I could see some people not loving this book. It’s filled with triggers too. But overall this author nailed what life was like for an intelligent woman trying to work in the 50’s and 60’s

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Apr 12, 2023 Marion rated it it was amazing

Shelves: humor, m-f-book, audiobook, read-in-2023, hurt-comfort, all-time-favorite, historical, debut-author, nerds-rule, top-books-of-2023

Audiobook, 5 Stars!
I highly recommend the audiobook, it’s excellent.
Narrator: Miranda Raison

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Dec 04, 2022 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Lessons in chemistry

Five star

I have a confession. I judge books by their cover. Not people just books.

Hi almost did not read lessons in chemistry because of the cover. I assumed it was yet another cutesy romance, which I don’t like.

Boy was I wrong.

This is in competition for my best book of the year.

Elizabeth Zott is a young chemist in the 1950s. She is anomaly in the lab as a female. Also because she does not accept a woman’s place as predetermined. She continues to buck against the system ...more

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Feb 20, 2023 Karen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed, ebooks, 2023-read

Loved this story! As a woman of science myself, I found it fascinating and an accurate depiction of biases against women in many technical fields. The awkward love story was charming.

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