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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
5.0
challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Absolutely loved this book, I can see it being a strong contender for my book of the year (yes I know it’s only January!). 

At times incredibly disheartening to see what women went through, it definitely made me feel very lucky for all the opportunities I have today as a woman, I’m definitely standing on the shoulders of all the women that have come before. 

I thought the cast of characters was great, I mean who would have thought of a dog called Six Thirty.  The book jumped around a bit on the timeline which sometimes I hate but actually felt very natural here to make the story develop how it should. 

I can definitely see this book making the leap to the big screen soon (if it isn’t already doing so). Really thought it was just incredible.