Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry

By:

Bonnie Garmus

Spice Scale
Number of books
1 Published
KU
❌
Audiobook
✅
Series Status
Complete
Interconnected
N/A
Overall Rating
Coming Soon

#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD • Meet Elizabeth Zott: “a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention” (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show. • STREAM ON APPLE TV+This novel is “irresistible, satisfying and full of fuel” (The New York Times Book Review) and “witty, sometimes hilarious...the Catch-22 of early feminism” (Stephen King, via Twitter).A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, Oprah Daily, Entertainment Weekly, NewsweekChemist 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 early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results. But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo. Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

Jamie’s review

What an enjoyable read. I loved the FMC so much, Elizabeth Zott makes you want to be a Chemist. Just prepare yourself to experience ALL the feels. Rage, sorrow, joy and everything in between. I still find myself thinking about these characters, still rooting for them. Highly recommend!

Erica’s review

I really enjoyed the uniqueness of this book. I read it for my Book Club and I'm not sure I would have picked it up without that nudge. Jamie and I talk about how this one fed our fire of feminist rage and that is the truth. Being mentally put in the FMC's shoes as a Chemist in the 60's enduring so much sexism and hardships….really fuels that fire. But you are rooting so hard for her the entire time and it makes this book fabulous. This has some trigger stuff so check that but if you like being enraged a little like us - check it out!