Short Story Book Club: Chemistry

Chemistry by Wieke Wang 

At first glance, the life of the narrator of Weike Wang’s debut novel seems ideal: she is studying for a prestigious PhD in chemistry that will make her Chinese parents proud (or at least satisfied), and her successful, supportive boyfriend has just proposed to her. But instead of feeling hopeful, she is wracked with ambivalence: the long, demanding hours at the lab have created an exquisite pressure cooker, and she doesn’t know how to answer the marriage question. Soon it all becomes too much and her life plan veers off course….

This book is smart, moving, and funny, a unique coming-of-age story. The book about a quirky, overworked narrator who seems to be on the cusp of a perfect life but finds herself on a new path of discoveries about everything she thought she knew.   

If you need a large print, an audiobook version or help finding it on a Libby/Hoopla ask a librarian for some help. Otherwise you can get a copy of this book from an Adult Reference Librarian.