Hello Beautiful! Even if you are a bookworm, have you ever looked at the pages of a book with blank eyes? Or have you ever experienced moments where the phone wins the dilemma of a book or telephone before sleep? It was such a period for me; unfinished books formed a small mountain at my bedside. While Hello Beautiful was on my to-read list on Goodreads, one evening I decided to go ahead and start reading it on Kindle.
Lessons in Chemistry were on my reading list when I saw the title, even before I read the back cover. Elizabeth Zott appears in a research institute in the 1960s at a time when it was difficult to work as a woman in an all-male team. Another heroine in the world of science! Lessons in Chemistry novel touches on many things. It tells us about love, gender inequality, being a woman, not being “average”, and the importance of being yourself. And that we can find the strength within us when life draws a different path. She reminds us that living life to the fullest requires courage. That looking for strength elsewhere actually makes you weak. Through Elizabeth Zott, author Bonnie Garmus wants to remind us that no woman is “average”. Let’s dive into the book together from different angles.
“Time is a dimension that exists in the universe and it moves at a certain rate.”
The concept of “time” has always been very open to discussion. It is defined by various definitions and perspectives according to different disciplines. Some viewpoints think that time is a concept that exists only in the human mind and that clocks and other time measures are used to perceive time. And some philosophical views argue that “time is just an illusion”. As a result, no matter how different opinions may be, time continues to flow for us and it only moves forward. However, Matt Haig goes back and forth in time with the main character in his book “How to Stop Time”. And he’s trying to explain that the length of time you have to live life well is unimportant. Don’t forget, life is a learning curve and your life is a gift.
The story is always the most important to me. No matter how the story is delivered to you, the only thing that matters is the essence of the story. The nice part about getting stories through books is being able to belong to that world while you spend your time between those pages. And the curiosity and excitement of the next page have always been addictive for me. Another passion of mine is to have characters from novels on the screens that I can’t get enough of watching. That’s why I love the adaptation of the stories and lives that I enjoy reading in the form of TV series/films.
Although the productions adapted from the book are sometimes disappointing, some of them can be simply perfect with their plot, editing, and cast. I enjoy comparing these productions with the books, examining their differences, and especially the expectation that occurs before they appear. It is wonderful to see what comes to mind on the screen when I am between the lines and to compare places and people with the fiction in my head. But I try to put myself in a conscious expectation. Because I also know that I will not find the richness of the book on the screen.
