![]() ![]() ![]() How, exactly, she was cheated out of a doctorate and lost the love of her life - Calvin Evans, a kindred scientist, expert rower and the father of her daughter, Madeline - are central elements in the story, but feminism is the catalyst that makes it fizz like hydrochloric acid on limestone.Įlizabeth Zott does not have “moxie” she has courage. Unfortunately, Elizabeth Zott has been unceremoniously and brutally sidelined by male colleagues who make Don Draper look like a SNAG (Sensitive New Age Guy). With that out of the way, let’s talk about LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday, 386 pp., $29), a debut novel about a scientist in the 1960s who is opinionated, funny and intelligent, full stop. Don’t even get me started on Gutsy, Spunky and Frisky - the unfortunate spawn of Relatable. ![]() This last one is not to be confused with its patronizing cousin, Clever. These supposedly complimentary adjectives have a way of canceling out the very qualities they’re meant to describe: Opinionated. Here are a few words I loathe in conjunction with fiction written by women: Sassy. ![]()
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