MBCer Suzanne told us to use our scientific method on Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, a book which as of now has spent 38 weeks on the NYTs bestseller list. It looked like a romcom, it smelled like a romcom, and, dear listeners, spoiler alert, it WAS NOT a romcom!

We are joined by photographer and occasional bad book reader Beckie Hawkins (@woodfieldphotography on Insta) who luckliy keeps us on track and provides the only valuable insights this entire episode.

Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!

Here’s the Season 15 reading list:

• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
• Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
• One Day in December by Josie Silver
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• November 9th by Colleen Hoover (6/20)
• Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (7/4)

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CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Our featured music today was Inspiring Corporate by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com under our summary and Pursuit by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker under Little F*cker. And special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get all three songs at https://www.free-stock-music.com