Lessons in Chemistry

So this was... not for me. I didn't think it was funny, well written or feminist.
This is supposed to be historical fiction but it's pretty much a 21st century woman inserted into the 1960s and lecturing people on feminism. The concept has a lot of potential and I expected more chemistry and more cooking but there was barely any mention of it.

The writing and the characters really made this novel read and feel like some make-believe that people come up with, where the world is perfect and everything goes as you imagine it to go. The world is very black and white and it's quite a negative POV, since you cannot just say that these kinds of people are all bad and everyone like her are good. In this book, men and religious people are portrayed as bad. Like there's no in-between. Also, the portrayal of people in STEM - did that have to be such a stereotypical portrayal? It really feels wrong to portray them all like this, it's like using their interest and pursuing a career in STEM as a character trait, explaining why they act the way they act. It's not. Seriously. They can communicate and pick up on social cues just like someone who isn't in STEM.