I was drawn to this book because of the clever and funny dialogues I've seen shared from the TV series adaptation shared on social media. Knowing it was based on a book, I decided to read the book first, but I was then additionally motivated by this book being listed for the 2025 Goodreads Era Explorer Challenge.

Elizabeth Zott it an interesting character for me, a woman with progressive thinking stuck in a time and surrounding that was not ready for her strong values and fight against prejudice and inequality. She's a great role model and inspiration, written with a balanced dose or realism and humor, while the story covers topics of motherhood, grief, finding yourself and justice, as well as a cast of characters with depth and an unexpected plot twist at one point. 

I really enjoyed the writing of Bonnie Garmus and I'm happy that she was not discouraged by her age and persevered in becoming an author.