"Lessons in Chemistry"
by Bonnie Garmus.
The book was about cookery, chemistry, and sex discrimination.
It was based on an American Research Institute where the male dominant characters clash with the eccentric but attractive and powerful Elizabeth Zott.
The writing style is direct and essentially chronological so the reading of the narrative was easy.
The characters were exaggeratedly wild leading to some reviewers being “nonplussed” as to what sort of book they were reading.
The characters were quite believable in spite of their eccentricities, Calvin the husband rower, Harriet the helpful but intrusive neighbour,
the daughter accidentally named “Mad” Zott and 6:30 the dog, all contributed to the life and times of career chemist, mother, wife and TV cookery presenter Elixabeth Zott.
The dog was by far the most popular character (but not universally so), and could have been taken from a fantasy genre.
For some reviewers this book romped along, the cooking demos standing out.
Our discussions relating to sex discrimination led to the question of whether being physically attractive would be an extra problem in a male dominated environment.
NB. Peter’s experience at Aerospace would say “yes, - Little Liz was by far the fairest and received more attention than all the other women.
Doorly score: 4
PC. 4 Dec 2022
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