pickWhat a fun reminder of how infuriating it is to be female! This book was incredibly frustrating and very sad, but it was very good.
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Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel | 
pickWhat a fun reminder of how infuriating it is to be female! This book was incredibly frustrating and very sad, but it was very good.
Spring is upon us and what better way to celebrate than to add to our TBR? This month we decided to add a “dad bio“ and a bestseller to our TBR but the real question is did we add just two books? Lots of fun this week, with a great list of books discussed. Matt's question to everybody is, “Are we at a TBR tipping point?“ As always thanks for listening and supporting us!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XqrWylOjG1cKCYS6aqcow
Just a potato puppy (even though she is 7) appreciation post. She‘s a cuddly snoozy suzy. We love our Justice Ginsburg❤️
pickThis may be the best book I‘ve read this year and was a delightful compelling surprise. Elizabeth Zott is a focused chemist of high intellect who falls in love with another equally brilliant scientist. At his death she finds herself pregnant and without a job. A story of a strong woman who has learned to survive and make true friends despite the cruelty around.
One of my favorites! I loved Six-Thirty 🐶🧡🐾
Gosh this has been a long and exhausting work week 😬 one more day!!
#SpringSkies
#AnimalPOV
pickWhile this book took me much too long to finish, it was not the book‘s fault. It lived up to the hype for me. I laughed and cried many times. And fueled my female rage a bit. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I have been in a reading slump for the past two months. I steamed through January but then lost my mojo in February. I had surgery last week and thought I‘d be nonstop reading but I didn‘t until Monday. Then I started really getting into it. Hopefully I‘m back.
I‘m loving LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, just like the friend who leant it to me promised I would! It‘s one of those stories I can fall right into and fully inhabit, though I don‘t find it as funny as the jacket copy says it is. I mean, there‘re funny bits here and there, but on the whole I don‘t find sexism gives me a lot to laugh at. 🤷♀️
Elizabeth would disapprove of my Spice Tailor supper, but it‘s so tasty I ain‘t even sorry. These kits are delish.
pickA very emotional story in terms of what women have to do to fight to be heard. So many obstacles that could have been avoided if given the voice.
pickHave you ever read a book that drove you to utter rage… the want to throw the book across the room at the injustice against the characters? I am awestruck by this book, it pulled on all my emotions like I was a character right alongside Elizabeth. If you‘ve had this one on the back burner or a TBR do yourself a favor and just pick it up!
Happy Tuesday! Today's questions are inspired by several of my friends that are currently in the process of moving. It got me to thinking which is always a dangerous thing. Have a fabulous day! My answers:
1️⃣ April 2022 I sold my house in Asheville and moved to my lake house in SC.
2️⃣ Lessons in Chemistry
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Goodness I‘m not even 20 pages into this book and I am up in arms for Elizabeth!! Seriously the women before us had such an uphill climb trying to have a career without being belittled by men😠😤
pickI waited so long to read this and finally got the opportunity! A good story with some good characters. It‘s an anthem to all strong woman out there trying to pave their way in the world. I loved the science aspect of it as I work in a lab as well. The author dabbled a little bit about chemistry but not so much as to off put readers without an interest in Chemistry. Overall, just a good story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Out on 29/2/24!!
How beautiful is that😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Very tempted by this especially as it has brand new content from the author.
pick3.5/5 🌟
On my second try with this book, I almost gave up after 100 pages (again), but persistence paid off as the second half improved. I understand the varied opinions – it's a book that evokes different reactions. I didn't have strong feelings either way, but I'm pleased the ending clarified a few things and enhanced my opinion of the book.
pickI loved this! Such a interesting combination of heavy themes and humor that made me smile. I would love to read more books like this! Characters were written really well and I felt the main character really inspiring.
pickI read this for a book club and I‘m so glad I did. Elizabeth Zott, Calvin Evans, Mad Zott, amd Six-Thirty are all great characters with so much depth. I love how Elizabeth did the best she could despite the sexism of a male-dominated job (and society), and that she raised Mad to be uniquely herself.
Spoiled myself a bit today with chocolate cake as a desert after lunch. 🥰🍰
This book makes me smile! 😍
pickI went into this not really knowing what it was about. I knew it had been a buzzy book, and my book club picked it. It is much more serious than I expected from looking at the cover, and I really liked it. I think it is an excellent reminder to women today how hard women in previous generations had to fight to get us the rights that some of us take for granted.
pick10/10. I LOVED this book. I‘m not a chemist but I do have a degree in environmental science. I couldn‘t imagine what it would‘ve been like trying to get my degree in the year 1960. This is an important read that absolutely everyone should read. 💕
“Courage is the root of change—and change is what we‘re chemically designed to do.”
#Womeninscience
#NewYearNewBooks
One of my all time favorites 🔬🧡✏️ 🐶
They were more than friends, more than confidants, more than allies, and more than lovers. If relationships are a puzzle, then theirs was solved from the get-go- as if someone shook out the box and watched from above as each separate piece landed exactly right, slipping one into the other, fully interlocked, into a picture that made perfect sense.
pickLoved the storyline - a few twists, humour, and sadness. The fast speed of the book kept me engaged. My only criticism is that it is not realistic - it is only a story as this kind of feminism and female empowerment sadly never would have happened in the 60s. Then again, for me, the story would never have been as good without these aspects and Elizabeth‘s not so subtle tips on live TV. The narrator of the audiobook was perfect too!
pick2nd book of 2024! So far have read some really great fiction with solid plot lines. Adored all characters in this and love that their were different point of views intertwined! Six-thirty has my heart and made me squeeze my pups extra tight💓
Nearly two hours into my first audiobook of 2024 and I‘m hooked. I‘ve heard great things and it‘s already living up to them. Bring on a positive start to the New Year!
And my winner is... Lessons In Chemistry 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I loved Elizabeth. And Six Thirty.
pickIt took me a while to warm up to this book and get into the story. I‘m so glad I persevered because by a quarter of the way through I was hooked. As a non-male scientist I understand the world EZ was fighting to be part of. This story made me angry, happy, sad, frustrated, etc. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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My favorite book in August was Lessons in Chemistry. Wonderful story and outstanding prose! Highly recommend. In my top 5 for the year.
May was so good I can‘t pick just one!
I read Lessons in Chemistry after the author came to my local bookstore. What an incredible woman, the story follows suit. Fun fact, she hates the cover! It‘s misleading, I agree.
The Wind Through the Keyhole was my final stop on my Dark Tower journey. Just a character from the series telling stories. But wow.
The final book I read in May was Becoming by Michelle Obama & it was also 5 stars amazing!
“Courage is the root of change—and change is what we‘re chemically designed to do.”
#December2023
A colleague told me this was in her Top 5 books of all time. I like her enough that I was willing to give it a try. After a few months of library holds and delays, I'm starting this today.
Making dinner can feel so monotonous but this idea gives new energy to a daily task.
pickI‘m late to the party here, and maybe it‘s a case of right book right time, but this is one of the best books I‘ve read in ages. I don‘t normally go for ‘quirky protagonist‘ stories, but something about this one just works. Sure it‘s a bit obvious about its commentary on social norms especially around women and work, and maybe some plot points are a bit obvious, but it‘s a story told with a lot of heart, that really captured me. Loved it.
My food-chemist wife came home with this mug ?? Slightly more acceptable to use at work than her, "Sorry if my face said Fuck Off" mug ?
pickMy heart. This book takes you through so many emotions absolutely flawlessly. The way the author tackles some triggering subjects and flows effortlessly into the winding tale of the characters lives is incredible. This book definitely deserved the Book of the Year award it received last year.
I ended up purchasing a copy tonight before I finished and I‘m so glad I did!
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pickThis book had everything I love- science, feminism, found families, and food. Great read.
pickI doubt she knows as many words at Six-Thirty but she makes a cute book model! I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Yes, there were a few eye roll moments but I found it had a great message and was entertaining!
