3.5 stars

I have mixed emotions, because I’ve seen so many good reviews but I didn’t love this book. The liked the fact that this book addressed that women were not taken seriously in STEM subjects in the 1950’s/60’s and were expected to be housewives who just cook and pop out babies This story also covers some darker/heavier topics that at a few points were abit graphic and hard to digest. The summary says that this book is ‘laugh out loud funny’ but I didn’t laugh or find anything particularly funny so maybe I’m missing something.

Despite the constant misogyny, sexism, I liked that Elizabeth refused to conform to social norms and act how others expect her too. Elizabeth is incredibly intelligent, courageous, independent but also bloody annoying! She never made things easy for herself especially when hosting ‘Supper at Six’.. a little compromise would have gone a long way. I also enjoyed the parts where she inspired and encouraged other women to challenge the status quo, chase their dreams and make a difference. Her Daughter, Mad is adorable and intelligent but also in my opinion her character was unrealistic. My favourite character is obviously Six-Thirty (ridiculous name). He’s caring, loving and smart and I really enjoyed the dialogue from Six’s point of view even though it is again unrealistic.

Overall, I think it was an okay read, I won’t go out of my way to read it again and I’m not sure about the TV adaptation. If you like historical fictions and books with inspirational characters I would suggest giving it a read :)