Book Review :: Lessons in Chemistry
Was it quirky and slightly exaggerated? YES. Did I really like it? Also yes.
Warning - There are some definite darker themes (like death, grief, misogyny, sexual assault) mixed in with the fun and quirky, but I personally like the note the author hit.
The story revolves around a woman - Elizabeth Zott - who experiences great love and great loss in her life. She is many things - a chemist, a student, a girlfriend, a mother, a dog mom. The book is set in the 1960s so Elizabeth faces opposition and hate as she tries to make her way in the world doing the one things she knows she was born to do - be a chemist. Along the way, she falls into the unlikely role as host of a TV show, Supper at Six, and takes her TV audience - mostly women - through science and life lessons, doing it her unconventional, sciene-y way, and helping many women realize they were made for more! Not everyone loves Elizabeth, and we see her struggle against society’s opinion of what a woman and a mother should be.
I adored Mad, the daughter and Six Thirty, the dog! What a lovely supporting cast for Elizabeth Zott!
TW: sexual assault, death, grief journey
Read if you Like: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine or Where’d You Go, Bernadette.
