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I’ve had this one on my TBR for a little bit and after getting it in a BOTM box and the tv show airing on Apple TV, I decided i needed to finally crack it open. And I am so glad I did! I truly enjoyed this story. I am definitely partial to romances and fantasies but I always really enjoy good historical fiction. Reason being is they are entertaining while also telling a piece of history and they are always so important to hear in my opinion. In this one we are shown a time when woman were seen only for their ability to have children and to take care of the house and kids. They weren’t given remotely the same rights as men and for those that were independent, strong and smart, they were abused for it. Elizabeth zott’s story was a riveting one and one I definitely recommend reading. I thought the whole plot was entertaining and I’m very excited to see how it was adapted for tv. My only flaw was the sporadic perspectives. I understood the purpose but it did make it a little difficult to follow at times but otherwise, I loved it!
I had my doubt about this, but I'm so, so glad I gave this a read. Elizabeth Zott goes against all the sexism and double standards that us women still even have to face these days, but back in the 1960s. Her cooking show may be about cooking and chemistry, but it was always about something else: she planted confidence and belief in women. She reminds us what it means to be a woman: unapologetic, unyielding, softness in her strength. She faced walls (in the forms of men, really) everywhere she went, she had to take the long way around sometimes (ahem, most times), but her steadfastness is admiring. When I read this book, I found myself going with it, wanting to be near such source of courage, that maybe some of it pours into me, too.
I love the constellation of people surrounding Elizabeth: Mad, Harriett, Six Thirty, Walter, and more. It takes a village: the people around her are the source of her sorrows... and her strength, too.
âDespite what Elizabeth Zott will tell you, Supper at Six is not just an introduction to chemistry, he wrote that day on the plane. Itâs a thirty-minute, five-day-a-week lesson in life. And not in who we are or what weâre made of, but rather, who weâre capable of becoming.â
âWhenever you start doubting yourself,â she said, turning back to the audience, âwhenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of changeâand change is what weâre chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to othersâ opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies.â
âI make brownies on my bad days,â Elizabeth confessed. âIâm not going to pretend that sucrose is an essential ingredient required for our well-being, but I personally feel better when I eat it. Now letâs get started.â
I love the constellation of people surrounding Elizabeth: Mad, Harriett, Six Thirty, Walter, and more. It takes a village: the people around her are the source of her sorrows... and her strength, too.
âDespite what Elizabeth Zott will tell you, Supper at Six is not just an introduction to chemistry, he wrote that day on the plane. Itâs a thirty-minute, five-day-a-week lesson in life. And not in who we are or what weâre made of, but rather, who weâre capable of becoming.â
âWhenever you start doubting yourself,â she said, turning back to the audience, âwhenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of changeâand change is what weâre chemically designed to do. So when you wake up tomorrow, make this pledge. No more holding yourself back. No more subscribing to othersâ opinions of what you can and cannot achieve. And no more allowing anyone to pigeonhole you into useless categories of sex, race, economic status, and religion. Do not allow your talents to lie dormant, ladies.â
âI make brownies on my bad days,â Elizabeth confessed. âIâm not going to pretend that sucrose is an essential ingredient required for our well-being, but I personally feel better when I eat it. Now letâs get started.â
I like the premise but it feels unbelievable at times because this is taking place in the 60’s with 21st century intersectional feminism ideology. At times, the main character comes off condescending but the people around her was even worse. This is a solid debut novel, albeit unbelievable to me.
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