Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

113 reviews

rgs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

sophiabenton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

i absolutely loved lessons in chemistry and sped through it in a couple of days. it was so informative on the realities of being a woman in the 1960s while navigating more challenging topics in a sensitive way. i was so shocked when

calvin died

and had no idea where the storyline was going to go from there but it was brilliant. i also really loved the development of elizabeth’s friendship and everything about six-thirty!
despite the topics and recurring situations/views, i found it to still be a lighthearted, enjoyable read that was very inspiring :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

ksilvio's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hmatt's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I had heard raves about this book, and I think perhaps I just have different literary tastes from the people who are raving...

Yes, it's a powerful concept and interesting story. But there are a few quirks in the writing that proved a bit too much for me, namely the dog POV. That really took me out of the grittiness of the rest of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Pregnancy

juliagongaware's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

xiaogui's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

It’s an okay read if you don’t know anything about chemistry. Particularly food chemists should not read this the chemistry parts are not good. It’s a good enough comment on women in the 50s, not so much in science though. Her career is not discussed enough for it to be called a chemists life novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lhailey's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

beccamay99's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

pdiaz's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book manages to be frustrating, whimsical, and somber all at once. If you’re like me, many parts of this book will have your fists clenched in anger. Best rest assured, your fists will uncurl (mostly anyway) by the end of this book (although most of the sweet here is counterbalanced by bitterness, in a true lesson in chemistry) 

At first I wasn’t sure about the writing style. It was captivating enough but when we started getting 6:30’s point of view, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Thankfully I stuck with it and the writing sucked me in and I really enjoyed this book. 

I’m very late to this party but I’m really glad I picked this book up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse