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Уроки химии by Bonnie Garmus

687 reviews

cece_urban's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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haleyshort's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed this! It hurt to read at parts, to witness the horror of misogyny that so many women had to suffer through for so many years. We still have so much to do but damn have we made progress. I am so grateful to the women who fought for so many years to give us what we have now. I know that it wasn’t easy.

I am always wary of these kids of girl power narratives because they often reek of liberalism. I appreciated that the protagonist was an outspoken champion for all oppressed peoples, not just women like her, but it still felt like a white feminist perspective. And it seemed like at the end of the day our instructions are to fight the power, which Zott tried to do throughout her story and wasn’t really able to make the changes she wanted unless a wealthy benefactor landed in her lap. I want a raging feminist book to come with raging feminist next steps - to give women more ammo than embracing their own power. But that’s hard to do when the ammo doesn’t really exist.

I truly love a precious child character more than anything else in a book. Justice for Mad!

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baguettekelly's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

3.25

This is a light but emotional read that has something real to say about gender - something that’s still achingly relevant today. The moral of this story is what I wish the Barbie movie had been.

I was not sold on this book for probably the first 60% and nearly DNFed but I got there by the end. The first half of the book is pretty Feminism 101 and lays it on a little too thick at times, but it gets to a more poignant message about social constructs and myth making. Elizabeth is a challenging protagonist (even for me, an irl lady engineer), but after spending more time with her, I appreciated her candor and honesty. I’m glad I gave this one a chance.

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megacleary's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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tacoshark's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

What a strange book - it was not at all what I expected from what I’d heard or from the marketing. There’s a pull quote on the cover calling it an “utter delight” and I genuinely don’t know who would think that. This was one of the most profoundly (and yet implausibly) sad books I’ve ever read. Unrelentingly, almost, though there is a sort of happy, at least hopeful-ish, if again, implausible ending. What it reminded me of, in an unexpected and bizarre way, was A Little Life, though it’s not quite as hideously cruel as that book.

I enjoyed reading this, despite the sadness, but I found it rather unsatisfying as well. What I liked was the propulsion of the narrative and the zingy, constantly moving POV (I especially enjoyed the dog’s POV). But because of that very mechanism, while the book is theoretically mostly about Elizabeth, I felt like she was barely developed and pretty unrelatable as a character - all of this happens to her, but you spend more time with the reactions and feelings of those around her than with her. It left me feeling that she was a bit of an automaton and even when her thoughts and feelings were described, they had very little heft. (I don’t think I’d actually want to spend more time in her head, but it’s a strange choice for your main character.) I liked Calvin better, but it also felt a bit strange that this book that’s theoretically a feminist story about this compelling woman was really so much about a man instead.

I’m not sure if I’ll recommend this but I think I’d check out what this author does next.

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radmusikitty's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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skylover's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-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? No

4.25

this is one of the most female empowering books i've ever read, fitting to read in the year of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and the Barbie movie. I laughed, cried, gasped, got goosebumps, and learned a lot from this book about the history of women's rights, and literal chemistry. One of my favorites I've read this year - i rooted for the female characters, i loved the different perspectives, and found this book relatable on so many levels. I'd befriend Elizabeth and Harriet in a instant if I could. I didn't mesh with the rushed ending, kinda felt like it left you hanging, and it did get slow at times when there seemed to be no hope or good people until pg 140 and then it turns around.

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