Bonnie Garmus

Elizabeth Zott não é uma mulher comum. Aliás, Elizabeth Zott seria a primeira a dizer que a mulher comum não existe. Mas estamos no início dos anos sessenta e a sua equipa de trabalho no Instituto de Pesquisa Hastings é exclusivamente masculina. Elizabeth pode ter sido uma das melhores alunas do curso de Química (foi), mas todos os colegas esperam que seja ela a ir buscar cafés ou fazer fotocópias (não será). Há, porém uma exceção: Calvin Evans, um jovem brilhante que se apaixona por ela. Entre eles, a química é a sério. Mas tal como na ciência, a vida nem sempre segue uma linha reta. Anos mais tarde, Elizabeth é mãe solteira e a estrela relutante do programa de culinária mais amado da América, o Jantar às Seis. A sua abordagem à cozinha é extravagante (“combine uma colher de sopa de ácido acético com uma pitada de cloreto de sódio”) e revolucionária (mais do que apresentar receitas, ela está a incentivar um número crescente de mulheres a desafiar o mundo). A sua popularidade irrita muita gente. Longe dos holofotes, Elizabeth também usa a ciência para alimentar o corpo irrequieto e a mente subversiva da filha de quatro anos, Madeline, bem como o espírito crítico de Seis e Meia, o cão. Mas o seu destino parece eternamente adiado. Conseguirá ela cumprir o que em tempos um grande amor profetizou num sussurro? Elizabeth Zott, ainda vais mudar o mundo.

Lições de Química

In California in the 1960s, chemist Elizabeth Zott constantly has her career derailed by peers who are very unscientific when it comes to equality. When she finds herself an unwed, single mother and the star of America's most beloved cooking show, her independent example proves to be revolutionary.

Lessons in Chemistry

Valentina

She looked back incredulously. "Somnetimes I think," she said slowly, "that if a man were to spend a day being a vwoman in America, he wouldn't make it past noon.”

This pretty much sums up the book. I loved it so so much. 

“...In short, the reduction of women to something 

 than men, and the elevation of men to something 

 than women, is not bio- logical: it's cultural. And it starts with two words: pink and blue. Everything skyrockets out of control from there."

I don’t care if it’s unrealistic — and in this society, probably not achievable in any way  — I won’t stop until I find my Calvin. I have faith. 

Had anyone asked him, Calvin would have said Elizabeth Zott was what he treasured most in the world, and not because she was pretty, and not because she was smart, but because she loved him and he loved her with a certain kind of fullness, of conviction, of faith, that underscored their devotion to each other. They were more than friends, more than confidants, more than allies, and more than lovers. If relationships are a puzzle, then theirs was solved from the get-go—as if someone shook out the box and watched from above as each separate piece landed exactly right, slipping one into the other, fully interlocked, into a picture that made perfect sense. 

Chapter 4. My absolute favourite chapter. Ever. I loved every line in this chapter. Tbh I loved every scene with Calvin. If I could highlight every line - I absolutely would. 

„In the last few weeks, he and Elizabeth had met six times — twice for lunch and four times for coffee — and each time it had been both the high and low point of his day. The high point because she was the most intelligent, insightful, intriguing—and yes—the most alarmingly attractive woman he’d ever met in his life. The low point: she always seemed in a hurry to leave. And whenever she did, he felt desperate and depressed for the rest of the day.”

"Set in 1960s California, this blockbuster debut is the hilarious, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is constantly derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home, only to find herself starring as the host of America's most beloved TV cooking show. Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it's the 1960s and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality. The only good thing to happen to her on the road to professional fulfillment is a run-in with her super-star colleague Calvin Evans (well, she stole his beakers.) The only man who ever treated her-and her ideas-as equal, Calvin is already a legend and Nobel nominee. He's also awkward, kind and tenacious. Theirs is true chemistry. But as events are never as predictable as chemical reactions, three years later Elizabeth Zott is an unwed, single mother (did we mention it's the early 60s??) and the star of America's most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth's singular approach to cooking ('take one pint of H2O and add a pinch of sodium chloride') and independent example are proving revolutionary. Because Elizabeth isn't just teaching women how to cook, she's teaching them how to change the status quo. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist"--

A Novel

Merry Rudinger

It's a lot easier to have faith in something you can't see, can't touch, can’t explain, and can't change, rather than to have faith in something you actually can. One's self, I mean.

Fatiema 

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.”

Sachi

If there's a truism in journalism, its this: it's only when the reporter stops asking that the subject starts telling.

In short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it's cultural.

No one turned this mean without having been a victim of the same.

Haritha R

“YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD FOR SCIENTIFIC REASONS, MISS ZOTT?” she suddenly exploded. “WELL, I DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD FOR PERSONAL REASONS.”

“Whenever you start doubting yourself,” she said, turning back to the audience, “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.”

Normal isn’t like weather; you can’t expect normal. You can’t even make normal. From what I can tell, normal may not exist.”

 It was a well-known fact that humans believed they were the most intelligent species on earth, and yet they were the only animals that willingly inhaled carcinogens.

Certainly, all decent people believed in God—even indecent people, like her husband, believed in God. God is why they were still married and why their marriage was her burden to bear—because it was given to her by God. God was big on burdens, and He made sure everyone got one. Besides, if you didn’t believe in God, you also didn’t get to believe in heaven or hell, and she very much wanted to believe in hell because she very much wanted to believe that Mr. Sloane was going there.

You have to be positive, happy, upbeat!” “But that’s not me.” “But it could be you.” Elizabeth reviewed her life to date. “Not a chance.”

Why do you think so many people believe in texts written thousands of years ago? And why does it seem the more supernatural, unprovable, improbable, and ancient the source of these texts, the more people believe them?” “Humans need reassurance,” Wakely wrote back. “They need to know others survived the hard times. And, unlike other species, which do a better job of learning from their mistakes, humans require constant threats and reminders to be nice. You know how we say, ‘People never learn?’ It’s because they never do. But religious texts try to keep them on track.”

Wasn’t it obvious that “just in case” wasn’t an option but rather the only option? Life required preparedness; just ask her dead father.

He’d failed once to protect someone he loved. He would not fail again.

“It’s just that we tend to treat pregnancy as the most common condition in the world—as ordinary as stubbing a toe—when the truth is, it’s like getting hit by a truck. Although obviously a truck causes less damage.”

When one is raised on a steady diet of sorrow, it’s hard to imagine that others might have had an even larger serving.

while we may be born into families, it doesn’t necessarily mean we belong to them.”

He’d not had much experience with families, but he’d always assumed that being part of one was important: a prerequisite for stability, what one relied on to get through the hard times. He’d never really considered that a family could actually be the hard times.

“Like I said, my father was very convincing. If my father said God wanted something, God usually got it. God being my father.”

kait

The more I read historical fiction, the more I fall in love with these books. I honestly thought I would hate books like this before I got into reading heavily but I am finding so many of my favorites in this genre. I loved this one for how much emphasis is on feminism and women's rights. 

In this particular book, we follow Elizabeth Zott and her life as a chemist. Her career is her one true love, bringing her immeasurable happiness. Until she meets Calvin Evans. They fall in love and adopt a dog, Six-Thirty (who has his own incredible perspective in this book). Eventually, they have a child named Madeline. As things happen and Elizabeth Zott grows older, she is offered the opportunity to teach women to cook on television. She is not too thrilled about this as she feels it takes away from her intelligence as a chemist but decides this is the only way to provide for her daughter. I need to try her recipes! This book was so good and it had me hooked from the very beginning. 

Again, the messages about feminism and women's rights are very prevalent in this book. It made this book so good for someone wanting to learn a lot more about how women during those times were being treated. I know that it was not good, but reading about it really puts everything into perspective. I also appreciated that this book touched on women who do not want to be married and do not want kids. I think that there was good representation of that here. 

However, for all the positives this book has, I would still check trigger warnings for SA, attempted SA, death, and grief.

'Lessons in Chemistry is a vibrant and original story of hope and staying true to yourself. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and brimming with life and generosity and courage' RACHEL JOYCE 'A book that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY ____________ 'Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here' ELIZABETH ZOTT 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. Meet the unconventional, uncompromising Elizabeth Zott. __________ 'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Elizabeth Zott is an iconic heroine - a feminist who refuses to be quashed, a mother who believes that her child is a person to behold, rather than to mould, and who will leave you, and the lens through which you see the world, quite changed' PANDORA SYKES 'It's the world versus Elizabeth Zott, and I had no trouble choosing a side. A page-turning and highly satisfying tale: zippy, zesty, and Zotty' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE STYLIST MAGAZINE'S 'FICTION BOOKS YOU CAN'T MISS IN 2022' OBSERVER'S 'TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2022' *** PRE-ORDER THE LITERARY SENSATION OF 2022 NOW ***

Meet the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott, your new favourite heroine

The interview with Bonnie Gamus in the audiobook is deeply wonderful and this is a note myself to come back to it every once in a while.

Nat Dang

I was fully prepared to give this book 1 star if the dog died, too. 

Ally Perkins

alexa play love changes everything by michael crawford

kari <33

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I already wanted to read it again. And again. 

I never thought this story could capture me the way it has done. It broke and healed me at the same time. It simultaneously destroyed and restored my hope for true, devoted love. It’s so utterly inspiring. 

Also the way the invisible-string-theory came to work here, was so beautiful and heartwarming. 

You can bet, that from now on, I will recommend this book to every single person. 

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I already wanted to read it again. And again. 

I never thought this story could capture me the way it has done. It broke and healed me at the same time. It simultaneously destroyed and restored my hope for true, devoted love. It’s so utterly inspiring. 

Also the way the invisible-string-theory came to work here, was so beautiful and heartwarming. 

You can bet, that from now on, I will recommend this book to every single person. 

Sandrin

Equal parts devastating and hilarious.

A rollercoaster of emotions served on a plate.

Sonia Grgas

Really a 3.5. I had to think about what to say about this book. I'm glad to have read it and liked the story and most of the characters but not Elizabeth so much. It will be a book whose details I'll probably remember; which can't be said for many of the books I've read.

Marcie Allen

'Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here' ELIZABETH ZOTT ------------- Set in 1960s California; Lessons In Chemistry is the brilliant, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home - something she most definitely does not believe - only to find herself the star of America's best-loved TV cooking show. ------------- 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 1960s, and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her male peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality. The only good thing to happen on her road to professional fulfilment is a run-in with famous colleague Calvin Evans, legend and Nobel nominee. He's also awkward, kind and tenacious. Theirs is true chemistry. But life is never predictable and three years later Elizabeth Zott, an unwed, single mother, becomes the star of America's best loved cooking show Supper at Six. Her singular approach to cooking - 'take one pint of H2O and add a pinch of sodium chloride' - and empowering message prove revolutionary. Because Elizabeth isn't just teaching housewives how to cook, but how to change their lives. Meet the unconventional, uncompromising Elizabeth Zott

The Debut Of 2022

Julie Rubens

I actually really enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written, interesting and I liked (most of) the characters, except for the teacher cause that woman had so many issues. I don't really understand why there are so many bad reviews to be honest because I genuinely enjoyed reading this book a lot!

The book that got me into reading again, I really enjoyed this one. 

Edna Aviles

Alice S 

Addictive plot but the style and themes weren’t as sophisticated as it should’ve been.  

Ali Angco

I have certain prejudice towards highly successful novels and approach them with caution. The payoff when I end up enjoying them is excellent - finally, I won't be a hater. (OK, being a hater is also very satisfying, I lied.) Which was very much the case here.

I did find the politics of the novel a little patronising and very, very white. I wish the novel had explored a bit more what a feminist in the 50's / 60's would think, how would they phrase their thoughts and what their priorities would be, how would their interactions with institutionalised misogyny differ from those of women nowadays. While I do not think Garmus' research is without merit, I also found that quite often the conversations felt like a 21st century woman dropped into the middle of the 20th century. In other words, this was very much baby's first feminism type of book. (I also found it weird how often we heard about how pretty Elizabeth is; why are we focusing on her glowing skin so much? Do ugly women not experience gendered violence and bias?)

However, I could not put the book down (meaning: stop listening to the audiobook). I found myself really liking Elizabeth as a protagonist; I liked the supporting cast, too. I was pleasantly surprised by the way the novel was structured - it truly works to elaborate on Elizabeth's journey and help us understand where she is coming from.

It was just all around a good experience. I would suggest if you are picking this up to embrace it for what it is - hardly groundbreaking but refreshingly frank. And please, look up the trigger warnings - there is a graphic rape scene at the beginning of the novel.

I have certain prejudice towards highly successful novels and approach them with caution. The payoff when I end up enjoying them is excellent - finally, I won't be a hater. (OK, being a hater is also very satisfying, I lied.) Which was very much the case here.

I did find the politics of the novel a little patronising and very, very white. I wish the novel had explored a bit more what a feminist in the 50's / 60's would think, how would they phrase their thoughts and what their priorities would be, how would their interactions with institutionalised misogyny differ from those of women nowadays. While I do not think Garmus' research is without merit, I also found that quite often the conversations felt like a 21st century woman dropped into the middle of the 20th century. In other words, this was very much baby's first feminism type of book. (I also found it weird how often we heard about how pretty Elizabeth is; why are we focusing on her glowing skin so much? Do ugly women not experience gendered violence and bias?)

However, I could not put the book down (meaning: stop listening to the audiobook). I found myself really liking Elizabeth as a protagonist; I liked the supporting cast, too. I was pleasantly surprised by the way the novel was structured - it truly works to elaborate on Elizabeth's journey and help us understand where she is coming from.

It was just all around a good experience. I would suggest if you are picking this up to embrace it for what it is - hardly groundbreaking but refreshingly frank. And please, look up the trigger warnings - there is a graphic rape scene at the beginning of the novel.

Bethany s. 

I just don’t really get the hype? It was good, not great. It was repetitive and overlong. I liked it; but it wasn’t anything special. It read like a modern day story but was supposed to be set in the 50s, which was clearly necessary to make any of this even mildly believable or interesting. 3.5 ⭐️ & Moving right along..

Ryan 

while i appreciate the messages that's reciprocated in elizabeth zott's narrative, this book doesn't really add a lot of nuance to how women are being treated in society (tw: sex discrimination, sexual assault) and none of the characters felt as memorable as i hope for a book that has receive a lot of buzz last year. i would say i'm slightly underwhelmed with this book.

'Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here' ELIZABETH ZOTT ------------- Set in 1960s California; Lessons In Chemistry is the brilliant, idiosyncratic and uplifting story of a female scientist whose career is derailed by the idea that a woman's place is in the home - something she most definitely does not believe - only to find herself the star of America's best-loved TV cooking show. ------------- 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 1960s, and despite the fact that she is a scientist, her male peers are very unscientific when it comes to equality. The only good thing to happen on her road to professional fulfilment is a run-in with famous colleague Calvin Evans, legend and Nobel nominee. He's also awkward, kind and tenacious. Theirs is true chemistry. But life is never predictable and three years later Elizabeth Zott is an unwed, single mother and star of America's best loved cooking show Supper at Six. Her singular approach to cooking - 'take one pint of H2O and add a pinch of sodium chloride' - and empowering message prove revolutionary. Because Elizabeth isn't just teaching housewives how to cook, but how to change their lives. Meet the unconventional, uncompromising Elizabeth Zott

Keely Calagos

5 stars isn’t enough for this absolute gem of a book.

Lessons in Chemistry is a witty and insightful novel that follows the life of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist who becomes a TV cooking show host in the 1960s. The book explores the themes of feminism, science, and social change, as Elizabeth challenges the stereotypes and expectations of her time. She uses her show, Supper at Six, to teach women not only how to cook, but also how to think critically and creatively. Along the way, she faces various obstacles and opportunities, such as her relationship with her former colleague and lover Calvin Evans, her rivalry with the conservative Reverend Curtis Wakely, and her friendship with her producer Harriet Sloane. The book is full of humor, romance, and drama, as well as fascinating facts and experiments about chemistry. The author, Bonnie Garmus, is a former copywriter and creative director who has a passion for science and education. She writes with a sharp and engaging style that captures the voice and personality of Elizabeth. Lessons in Chemistry is a delightful and inspiring read that will make you laugh, cry, and learn something new.

Erwin Lemuel Oliva

Lessons in Chemistry is a witty and insightful novel that follows the life of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist who becomes a TV cooking show host in the 1960s. The book explores the themes of feminism, science, and social change, as Elizabeth challenges the stereotypes and expectations of her time. She uses her show, Supper at Six, to teach women not only how to cook, but also how to think critically and creatively. Along the way, she faces various obstacles and opportunities, such as her relationship with her former colleague and lover Calvin Evans, her rivalry with the conservative Reverend Curtis Wakely, and her friendship with her producer Harriet Sloane. The book is full of humor, romance, and drama, as well as fascinating facts and experiments about chemistry. The author, Bonnie Garmus, is a former copywriter and creative director who has a passion for science and education. She writes with a sharp and engaging style that captures the voice and personality of Elizabeth. Lessons in Chemistry is a delightful and inspiring read that will make you laugh, cry, and learn something new.



Such a good read, I loved every moment of it! Excited to watch the series now :) 

ophelia ross 

Sarah Pitts

a bit conflicted on how to rate this book simply because i really enjoyed it but have some issues with it. i'll start with what i didn't like to end on a positive note. my biggest issue with this book is how neat it was. i like my books a bit messier, a bit more realistic. the idealist in me loves that things come together nicely, but it makes me ponder if it worked out just a bit too well. that is my one major issue with the book (aside from moments where it feels like Elizabeth Zott and Mad are simply characters who couldn't truly exist, but they can. you won't catch me saying that they could never exist. to say women like elizabeth zott didn't exist within her time period erases the history of women like her, especially if you already assume they never existed at all).

now on to what i loved about this book. i loved that it didn't end with the one major event it would seemingly end on. i love that life goes on for these characters despite and that we get to watch along until the eventual end. i especially loved the found family aspect, and, while i did just say i hated how neat it was, i loved the character connections because they're real. i especially loved mad coming across wakely. there was just something about their interactions that were simply magic to me, i really couldn't explain why. another thing i enjoyed was elizabeth zott's passion for chemistry. was it on the more extreme side of things? sure, but her passion really spoke to my heart as someone who has no real passion for anything (so i say, it could be argued by others i do have passion). i just love when people are passionate and genuine to the point of being unlikable by others. it warms my heart in a very specific way. the last thing i will discuss here is the relationship between calvin evans and elizabeth zott. theirs was magic. pure magic. there was more chemistry there for me than i find in most romance books lately. while there were moments when i had genuine critiques of their relationship, overall, it was just purely something that felt real to me. it spoke to my hopeless romantic heart. there's not much more to say.

i think at the end of the day, the positives outweigh the negatives for me... i'm probably going to stick to 3.5 for right now, but if i find myself continuing to think of these books and characters i might just have to push it up to a 4. (can goodreads for the love of god get half star ratings)

Lydia

a bit conflicted on how to rate this book simply because i really enjoyed it but have some issues with it. i'll start with what i didn't like to end on a positive note. my biggest issue with this book is how neat it was. i like my books a bit messier, a bit more realistic. the idealist in me loves that things come together nicely, but it makes me ponder if it worked out just a bit too well. that is my one major issue with the book (aside from moments where it feels like Elizabeth Zott and Mad are simply characters who couldn't truly exist, but they can. you won't catch me saying that they could never exist. to say women like elizabeth zott didn't exist within her time period erases the history of women like her, especially if you already assume they never existed at all).

now on to what i loved about this book. i loved that it didn't end with the one major event it would seemingly end on. i love that life goes on for these characters despite and that we get to watch along until the eventual end. i especially loved the found family aspect, and, while i did just say i hated how neat it was, i loved the character connections because they're real. i especially loved mad coming across wakely. there was just something about their interactions that were simply magic to me, i really couldn't explain why. another thing i enjoyed was elizabeth zott's passion for chemistry. was it on the more extreme side of things? sure, but her passion really spoke to my heart as someone who has no real passion for anything (so i say, it could be argued by others i do have passion). i just love when people are passionate and genuine to the point of being unlikable by others. it warms my heart in a very specific way. the last thing i will discuss here is the relationship between calvin evans and elizabeth zott. theirs was magic. pure magic. there was more chemistry there for me than i find in most romance books lately. while there were moments when i had genuine critiques of their relationship, overall, it was just purely something that felt real to me. it spoke to my hopeless romantic heart. there's not much more to say.

i think at the end of the day, the positives outweigh the negatives for me... i'm probably going to stick to 3.5 for right now, but if i find myself continuing to think of these books and characters i might just have to push it up to a 4. (can goodreads for the love of god get half star ratings)

Tink 

DNF 
I was hooked on this book from the start but as soon as she got pregnant, no sir not for me.

“Humans need reassurance, they need to know others survived in hard times. And unlike other species which do a better job of learning from their mistakes, humans require constant threats and reminders to be nice.”
“Chemistry is inseparable from life—by its very definition, chemistry is life. but like your pie, life requires a strong base. In your home, you are that base. It is an enormous responsibility, the most undervalued job in the world that, nonetheless, holds everything together.”
First of furthermore, I expected this book will require lot of historical background—or, to be precise, something passed through like what written in American Prometheus about Oppenheimer. But surprisingly, this book was far from that. I honestly didn’t find the urge about thing that called ‘historical’ along the way, it’s more like a memoir about Elizabeth Zott.. with many scientific things as her background. They even didn’t provide an enough reliable resources for this book set on 1960, it’s more like a modern scientist that had life at that time being said. 

The language usage! It’s so humorous and funny, if you walked on the street and found your friend read one of the page from this book, you wouldn’t expect the main character the her whole family was working in laboratory-chemistry-scientific field. It’s like a woman empowerment and how a woman thrive to be mother for her family, her career, and herself. Why do I say so? Because you will find many phrases that showed Zott from her early career until the top. I also love how she made a philosophy chemistry on her class to make (us) easier to understand, or those who have been working on that field finding this book more relatable to close to home. 

The inner-connection to find in her pathway, how the fairytale becomes the base-core of humanity. Two signifies the lead hardness, although pencils don’t actually contain lead. They contain graphite, which is a carbon allotrope. Unlike ink, graphite is erasable. People make mistakes, a pencil allows one to clear the mistake and move on. Scientist expect mistakes, and because of it— they embrace failures. Some of the values that I learned so much from this book as how it is applicable for my study and my life. 

Lessons In Chemistry, like its title, is a lesson we learned about chemistry in life. This book is a diary, a journey, and little punching bag, and a family. Even though the genre bejng said is out of my expectations, but the story is really valuable for my preference. That I eventually understand if life has never been fair, and yet we continue to operate as if it is—as if once we get a few wrongs straightened out, everything else will fall into place. If you need a historical fiction with its detail events of time, this book probably wouldn’t provide you that extend—otherwise, if you look for the scientifically proven of how life works from the PhD and their family (well, it suddenly remind me of my thesis advisor. As how she told me about her family on our discussion… and I found it so endearing! She is so lovely, I adore her so much) then this book was made for you.

Womanhood is a hard and beautiful thing. Strong, intelligent, touching female protagonist? Check! Touching story about love and what a family is? Check! Science? Check!

Daphne Li-Chen

indri

interesting premise, but not so much in execution because i dont really feel anything while reading it, which i assume is the opposite of what the author wants as they wrote such aggravating scenes in the beginning

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