![]() Honestly, I felt a superlative affection for almost every character in this book and continued to think about them-and root for them-long after I finished reading. ![]() This is a book that is complicit with its reader and takes care of her, allowing her to walk away from it feeling optimistic about being a person in the world.Īnd did I mention Six-Thirty? He’s one of the best fictional dogs I’ve ever encountered. Lessons in Chemistry is, in addition to being a very funny novel, refreshingly earnest, a word I use carefully and as a high compliment. But most of all I loved it because reading it made me feel good, hopeful even. Why did I love this book? It’s shrewd and vibrant and carefully plotted. (Also, cooking! And television! And teaching dogs how to read!) So I was especially grateful to find myself in the world of Elizabeth Zott and Lessons in Chemistry, a cheerful, cinematic, whip-smart novel about finding one’s family and the ongoing fight for gender equality. ![]() ![]() I am grateful for books always, but especially lately, these last-well, couple of years now, when all I want is to be elsewhere, doing something interesting in the company of people who make me happy. ![]()
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