Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

977 reviews

maddalenacesco's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

a woman in stem cooked in this one… heh…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

achalasiaasha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was a fantastic read. Elizabeth’s not your classic heroine, but a heroine just the same. She champions women’s rights AND ABILITIES! The amount of misogyny and injustice she faces is horrific. She defies all the odds of ignorance, sexism, assault, and the overbearing underestimation of all those around her. She loves her child and is wildly independent whilst being simultaneously compassionate and logical. She champions women’s rights and civil rights all while making hearty dinners based on science, not taste. Beautifully written and wildly enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

nagoatsis's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

The book is too long it’s very repetitive between allll the examples of sexism (which are important to the plot and tone but that many examples didn’t need to be included) and then the retelling of what happened to Calvin and to Elizabeth over and over for new characters that come in the pace is very slow because of this but picks up when the magazine gets involved it starts to really roll along after that it’s very very well written it’s fun to read it just needs more editing especially to be cut down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Death of parent

gogumastar's review against another edition

maybe i will give this book another try in the near future, however, the book never grasped my attention while reading. the story and character building were good but, the dog felt unnecessary(?)... maybe i just needed to keep reading for the dog haha

as someone who has read a lot of books with diverse characters and non-fiction books about feminism/by feminist authors, this book was just surface level white woman feminisms-- this is prob what made me feel slowly more disinterested in the book

regardless, i am willing to give this book a second chance as i am curious as to how it ends 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Death

lmconway_ak's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Yep, a five star read. The commentary on male chauvinism, racism, and religious fallacies is presented with deep understanding while keeping the read fun and lighthearted. The addition of Six Thirty's POV was a stroke of genius. A must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexism, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Car accident

wovenquiry's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

deadwhiterabbit's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

rschaffer_36's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Elizabeth Zott drew me in from the first pages. I loved her abrupt, no nonsense personality. I found it difficult at times to read about the treatment of women in the past, but enjoyed Elizabeth's flight against the norms. The couple different perspectives kept the book more light hearted even when it was sad. I'd definitely recommend reading this book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual assault

_dina's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

An enjoyable read ! I LOVED the dog’s pov it brought something so fun and charming to the story. 
I will say it is sometimes a bit heavy handed and unrealistic for the time period but both dramatic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

chronic_listener's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abandonment