Virginia, Sarah and Kim discuss Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel Lessons in Chemistry. The women discuss the book, characters, and compare the novel to the limited series on Apple TV.  They speak about the storytelling in the book vs the tv show, but most importantly how inspirational the character of Elizabeth Zott is. They reflect on the feminist themes in the book and how critics and writers may have lost the essence of the messaging. They even get into the chemistry of cooking, talking dogs and the many benefits of having a pencil handy.

This book was made into a TV Mini-Series in 2023 and stars Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Kevin Sussman, Stephanie Koenig and Patrick Walker. 

Discussion Points: 

• Elizabeth Zott was inspirational and true to herself, always


• The many changes they made in the limited series on Apple TV


• Directors and Screenwriters for the limited series


• The talking dog


• Feminism in the 1960’s and now


• Losing yourself after marriage


• Chemistry of cooking


• The theme of the pencil


• The knife, poison mushrooms and not needing to be saved


• Done Better, the low budget remake


• Women supporting women


• Do they recommend the book and/or movie

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: 

Book Interrupted

Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry Limited Series on Apple TV

The BFG by Roald Dahl

The Beach by Alex Garland’s Book

The Beach - Video Game Scene

Next Level Chef

Alton Brown Chef

Li Ziqi Cooking

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Book

Killers of the Flower Moon Film

Game of Thrones Series

Shawshank Redemption Film

The Green Mile Film

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