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Am I the only one who was furious about the pink chick-lit, rom-com cover on this book? It belittles the book in exactly the same way Elizabeth Zott is belittled!

Susan I wouldn’t say I was furious. It was though misleading. I knew about Lessons in Chemistry for months. I kept passing it by the book store thinking the…moreI wouldn’t say I was furious. It was though misleading. I knew about Lessons in Chemistry for months. I kept passing it by the book store thinking the novel is Chick-Lit( as known as Rom-Com). I pick books on the cover. It looked like light reading. Then our book club picked it. I wasn’t thrilled. I already purchased the novel months ago. To say don’t judge a book by its cover is right. I was so wrong about the cover. Why the publicist chose this cover art? I know I’m not the only one. I assume they did the cover art exactly for the reason as pink stereotype for women. The face and hair is typical”dumb blonde” in the 60’s( stereotype). But still surprised by the pick. Hope the paperback is different. As I plan on purchasing a copy. (less)

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