Aishwarya Kala

A woman in STEM, in the 1950s, struggling to get into universities, no one accepts she would want to do a PhD, keeps getting mistaken as a secretary? Who would have thought? Heck, her peers even refuse to acknowledge she's a scientist. Yet, Elizabeth Zott perseveres.
Amidst the many tragedies that plague her life, ironically, being a cook show host for regular “housewives” is what propels our quirky protagonist to fame. How the show turns into the quirky “Lessons in Chemistry” is heartwarming and humorous uhem. Mushrooms Anyone ??. Of course, there's Six-Thirty, the dog, the show's star!
Where it missed the mark - the discussion around atheism and religion was a bit lopsided and fragmented. Perhaps it could've been skipped or explored more & I would've loved more formulas in the book.

The quintessential Dark Academia read, found it a bit slow.. esp the first half..It's the second half where things pick up pace & got really interesting.

It's the end of the year, and still, I cant get Mr Vuong's words out of my mind.

What a breathtakingly beautiful book. Such powerful writing

You know it's a good book, when you dread that it's going to end. You don't need to be a storyteller to read this one..