Lessons in Chemistry: Book Summary and Analysis

(I'd recommend reading Jan's review ([URL not allowed]), because it gets at a lot of the stuff I had an issue with in this book.) [plot spoilers] I had misgivings going into this, because its premise is 'one fierce woman in the 1960s uses her cooking show to teach the housewives......more

1.5 stars The synopsis describes this book as “laugh out loud funny”, recommended for fans of Where’d You Go Bernadette and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. A female chemist in the ‘50s? Great! Count me in. BUT….I obviously read a different book. - this book should be shelved in the fantasy section. Seriou......more

I gave all of my votes to this book, both for the best debut and historical fiction categories, at the Goodreads Choice Awards. I'm thrilled to find out that Barnes & Noble has chosen this brilliant work as the book of the year - it is highly deserved! Amazing news, my friends! This fantastic book h......more

Imagine if all men took women seriously . . . When you come across that perfect read, at what point do you realize? For me, it was from the very first page of Lessons in Chemistry. Honestly, who does Bonnie Garmus think she is, coming in here and writing a book that completely speaks to me? And on......more

Sorry, but I don't get the hype. I found this mostly boring, to be honest. The book zips from really dark subjects like rape and abuse to light somewhat farcical subjects like teaching a dog English or Elizabeth becoming an amazing rower by studying physics (women can smart their way into being bett......more