Lessons in Chemistry is just not that funny.

You probably won’t agree with us when it comes to this book...

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry follows chemist Elizabeth Zott who is fighting for equality in her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute in the 1960s. But when she and Calvin Evans—the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder—fall for each other, their budding romance ends abruptly. So, a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of a chemistry-based cooking show Supper at Six. What happens when Elizabeth Zott not only tries to change the way women view cooking, but also view themselves? 

Our Historical Fiction expert, Abby Williams joins me today to talk about why it took us a month to finish this book.

In this episode we cover: 

• Why the world doesn’t need any more dog narrators. 
• Why our sense of humor is broken when it comes to this book.
• Is Elizabeth Zott quirky or just unlikable? 

Open your book and press play on a podcast episode that will leave you feeling like you missed something…like the humor everyone is talking about. 

Mentioned in the Pairings section of the podcast:

• The X-Files (TV Show)
• Radioactive (Movie)
• Chuck (TV Show)
• The Fault in Our Stars (Book)
• Project Hail Mary (Book)
• Sharp Objects (Book)
• The Theory of Everything (Movie)

Wine Pairings: Substance Cabernet Sauvignon (it has an element on the label, very science-y)

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