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“Sometimes I think,” she said slowly, “that if a man were to spend a day being a woman in America, he wouldn’t make it past noon.”

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

September 4, 2023 by cheerbrarian 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – On the Air This book came highly recommended by a few people who have similar reading sensibilities as me, so I went into it presuming I would like it, and I was not wrong. However, bit of a quick disclaimer: I was shaken up at the start of the book because in this instance, judging the book by its cover will leave you on uneven footing as you get your book legs (I’m workshopping it a la “sea legs.” You heard it […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: 1960s, america, Bonnie Garmus, cbr15bingo, chemistry, lessons in chemistry

cheerbrarian's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: 1960s, america, Bonnie Garmus, cbr15bingo, chemistry, lessons in chemistry ·
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“Imagine if all men took women seriously.”

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

December 30, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

Enjoyed every bit of this. I’m at that time of year when I’m SO many reviews behind, and I’m reading a lot of good books that I just don’t feel like articulating about (I’m about to Review Amnesty a crap ton of books), but this book was such a good read for me, I do want to say a little something about it. No idea what that something is about to be; stream of consciousness is always a surprising and fun way to write reviews. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, Cable television, chemistry, dog POV, historical fiction, lessons in chemistry, narfna, television

narfna's CBR14 Review No:248 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, Cable television, chemistry, dog POV, historical fiction, lessons in chemistry, narfna, television ·
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