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“Children, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.”

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

October 10, 2023 by Malin 3 Comments

#CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books recommended by friends Elizabeth Zott is a chemist struggling to be taken seriously by her male colleagues at a lab in the 1960s. She never completed her degree because her academic advisor raped her, but her lack of degree in no way means she’s not intelligent. Despite her brilliant mind, her male co-workers either treat her as nothing more than a lab assistant or steal her research and present it as their own. The one exception to this is Calvin Evans, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR15 passport, 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, CBR15, cooking, discrimination, feminism, friendship, gift, historical fiction, Malin, romantic, science, sexism, Sexual Assault, STEM, witcherwill

Malin's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR15 passport, 1960s, Bonnie Garmus, CBR15, cooking, discrimination, feminism, friendship, gift, historical fiction, Malin, romantic, science, sexism, Sexual Assault, STEM, witcherwill ·
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Gifts!

December 7, 2017 by sistercoyote 2 Comments

Lookit what came in my mail yesterday!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Book Exchange, gift, yay

sistercoyote's CBR9 Review No:0 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Book Exchange, gift, yay ·
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