Lessons in Chemistry A Novel

A very good book, but a few things bugged me

Selinareads (Mitglied der Book Circle Community) am 02.11.2023
Bewertungsnummer: 2059497
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

This novel is about a female chemist in the 1960s. This already sparked my interests and it being a bestseller put my hopes up. Thankfully it did not disappoint and would give it 4.5 . I enjoyed the story line and plot very much, the writing style is easy to follow and reads itself smoothly. I am in STEM myself and therefore liked the setting a great deal. Although I really liked this book, there are a few things that bugged me: - in my opinion not all scientists call the things by their scientific name (I am not yet a scientist but getting there). For instance calling salt sodium chloride while cooking. It seemed to me a bit „stereotypical“ - Almost every other women in this book is put in a bad light. They are simply minded, catty,… the same goes for men, they are almost all portrayed as being misogynistic - To me this was not a „laugh-out-loud funny“ novel as described on the cover but more quite a sad story from time to time (I will not spoiler). Sure there are some „funnier“ scenes but I thought the description was a bit misleading Other than that, and these are just my personal opinions, I am really fond of this book and will recommend it nonetheless. It is a good read and gives a clear message, which is still relevant!

Jede/r sollte das gelesen haben

Ilona (Mitglied der Book Circle Community) am 05.11.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2646218
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

Eine Geschichte über eine unglaubliche starke und mutige Frau! Das Buch hat mich sehr beeindruckt. Ich habe mitgefiebert, gehasst, geliebt, getrauert, war unglaublich wütend und äusserst begeistert und allzeit mitgerissen. Ich will diese Frau als Freundin, auch wenn es bestimmt nicht einfach mit ihr wäre. Sowohl Frauen wie auch Männer können sehr viel von Elizabeth lernen, über das Kochen, über Chemie, aber insbesondere über das Leben.