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“Elizabeth Zott held grudges too. Except her grudges were mainly reserved for a patriarchal society founded on the idea that women were less. Less capable. Less intelligent. Less inventive. A society that believed men went to work and did important things—discovered planets, developed products, created laws—and women stayed at home and raised children.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“Every day she found parenthood like taking a test for which she had not studied. The questions were daunting and there wasn’t nearly enough multiple choice.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“Because while stupid people may not know they’re stupid because they’re stupid, surely unattractive people must know they’re unattractive because of mirrors.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“On the other hand, wasn't that the very definitely of life? Constant adaptations brought about by a series of never-ending mistakes?”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
“Having a baby, Elizabeth realized, was a little like living with a visitor from a distant planet. There was a certain amount of give and take as the visitor learned your ways and you learned theirs, but gradually their ways faded and your ways stuck. Which she found regrettable. Because unlike adults, her visitor never tired of even the smallest discovery; always saw the magic in the extraordinary.”
― Lessons in Chemistry
― Lessons in Chemistry
Frankie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Frankie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
204 books
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5 friends
213 books
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3 friends
88 books
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3 friends
719 books
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21 books
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