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LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY Paperback – January 1, 2022

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A delight for readers of Where''d You Go, Bernadette, this blockbuster debut set in 1960s California features the singular voice of Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a 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 (including the best canine character in years), Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday Canada (January 1, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385697376
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385697378
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
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Bonnie Garmus is a copywriter and creative director who has worked for a wide range of clients, in the US and abroad, focusing primarily on technology, medicine, and education. She’s an open water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Most recently from Seattle, she currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99.

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started this book with curiosity, to find out why everyone was so attracted to the TV series. I thought of reading the book where the character is, trying to survive in a male, dominant world, had me being apprehensive. I have finished it and I have to say it's probably one of the better books l've read, Elizabeth is the main character and she's a woman trying to make her mark in a male dominant world. She is intelligent, strong, minded, and focused.There are moments in the book that really open your eyes to see how hard it truly was for a female to succeed in a career in the 1960s. You learn to love Elizabeth, because she challenges women to think and act outside the stereotypes of the generation in such unique ways.Of course, the ending clenches your heart and couldn't have ended any better.Her sidekick, 630 is the best 🩷🫶🏻
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chancytejana
5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons in Life
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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I read this so long ago that if Amazon hadn't marked it read, I would not have checked it out. Evidently things have not changed as much as I thought from one female parent/child household in the 1950's to now, as I see Elizabeth and Mad would most likely be isolated and labelled autistic. No one bothered to determine whether or not she was or had been married to determine any rights or care necessary for the two, but now there would be great concern for father parental rights which would be a large social prybar into their business, allowing the bullying to begin, after all, it sounds much more progressive than gossip, nosiness, and social climbing or jealousy.

However, armor society fears most: drop dead beauty powered by nuclear level intelligence which link seamlessly and feed each other symbiotically will frustrate and confuse most such social efforts and will allow the growth of a different and richer fact pattern which will save their world or destroy it. I'm opting for the positive outcome myself. I met some people like this mother and child once,and while the daughter thought (wrongly) she could save the world when she grew up, the mother thought she could save her child. She was right and every day I thank her for it, bcs that is all one can do, really, and it is hard enough that very very few women besides Elizabeth and Dee will succeed. Bonnie is right and her beautiful words do work. Enjoy them, as she would be first to say they are just good practical applied science. Oh yes. And love. Read. Maybe , just maybe we can help them save the world!! Wouldn't it be fun? Www
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Camp Runamok
5.0 out of 5 stars A bit over the top, but when a book is this much fun, who cares?
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The basic plot of Lessons in Chemistry revolve around a deadpan serious, and of course, brilliant Chemist, Elizabeth, whose career is derailed by rampant sexism, but who finds an outlet, quite by circumstance of course, as the star of a soon to be syndicated cooking show - a show unlike any other, largely due to Elizabeth's unusual respect and admiration for her audience, which is of course reciprocated.

Now that said, I have to say that this book is supremely engineered, and by that I mean, the author sets up one straw dog after another to knock down, but while with some novels this can become tedious (The Overstory comes to mind), Bonnie Garmus just makes it so much fun that I can forgive all excesses, as the excesses expose so many truths, both tragic and comic, and if there is one thing I've found, nobody can express sorrow like a good humor writer, and nobody does it better than Garmus.

My original plan was to take this book on a three week vacation next week, but alas, I couldn't put it down, so now I'm stuck finding another fun novel to read.
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Vivian Coulter
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and angry in equal parts. Some admirable women in an engrossing story.
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My bookclub, nearly all women, I think will like book. I will also suggest it to a retired woman scientist I know. The story wrapped up a little too nicely, but I liked it anyway. I know dogs are smart, but the number of words and concepts he understood didn't seem believable; but then I never tried to teach a dog anything more than the basics, so maybe I am misinformed. Anyway I liked it.
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Jerri17
5.0 out of 5 stars Because Women Matter and Hope is Real
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024
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I forced myself to read the first 70 or so pages of the book, gave up, and quit. I felt like I was slogging through misery. So why 5 stars? Because I was in the midst of moving, needed something to read to turn my brain off, and that was the only book not in a box, so I picked it up and read a chapter that night before I fell asleep. And I read one the next night before I fell asleep. Then I finished the whole book the next day.
Yes, the first part of the book is dismal, but if you've ever been in a dismal place in your life, you know dismal happens. Awful people happen. People who don't value you happen. People who can't see what you are capable of happens. But hope happens too. Random people showing up in your life and being exactly what you need in that moment happens. Detours that you never dreamed...but are good for you and let you be more than you imagined...happen. Crazy impossible things happen. And we all need to believe that because we all need to believe...to know...we matter...our lives matter...our gifts and talents matter...our people who get us matter.

And that is what this book is all about. Things may be dismal, but keep fighting forward because YOU matter.
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Julia I.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hermoso
Reviewed in Mexico on April 7, 2024
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Lo ame mucho!!! Facil de leer, senti cerca a las personajes; me hizo reír y llorar 🥲
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in Brazil on February 17, 2024
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There is long time that I’ve read something so impactful, interesting and profound. A book that took my attention since the first chapter and make me feel inspired by stories full of encrypted messages and important debates.
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Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars Fully deserving of its accolades
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2023
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I loved this story. I have a hard time understanding some of the criticism in the other reviews.

The prose flows easily. The dialogue has been crafted carefully to match the idiosyncrasies of each character. Their flaws, humanity, and humour come out so effortlessly - I was truly impressed.

I never believe reviews that claim a book is funny - I’ve never found them to be true. This novel is an exception, however. There are truly humorous exchanges that made me chuckle out loud (poor Walter trying to reason with Elizabeth - I could just picture the flustered, red-faced, exasperated man), as well as some EQ flaws from the most intelligent characters that are amusingly laid bare for the reader.

Despite the A+ stylistic marks, the content, plot development, and character growth are what really stick with you. It’s easy to forget in 2023 that, a mere few decades ago, women were subjected to abhorrent behaviours that were accepted as “the way things are,” with no credible recourse to justice. I love that our protagonist builds resilience throughout the story, and demonstrates gumption that so many women didn’t have the courage or opportunity to demonstrate in their day.

Let’s not forget that there are many Elizabeth Zott’s to this day still - women who get shunned, discredited, disrespected, or simply not taken seriously in their fields on a daily basis. Women who have to work much harder than men to prove themselves and “make it.” Women who are brilliant but, due to traditional family roles, had to make hard choices - the world isn’t kind to a mother who prioritizes career over housekeeping/childrearing. This book is an ode to women who have succeeded despite and in spite of.

I will be recommending this book to all my girlfriends. And I encourage you to read it - you will finish it with a renewed sense of purpose and drive, and a smile on your face.
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aleranzi
5.0 out of 5 stars Non ho resistito
Reviewed in Italy on May 6, 2024
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Vista la serie ho dovuto leggere il libro!
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eva30
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2024
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I usually read biographies and thrillers but this book positively suprised me . Different, funny at times. Mind opening and Light to read, would definitely recommend
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