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A review by pallavi_sharma87
The Atomic Weight of Love by Elizabeth J. Church
4.0
Its the story of a woman and her life.
It is this portrayal of intelligent woman that highlights the story. Meridian Wallace is a bit of a snob who thinks, she is different than other girls and is very much interested in science. And rejects her own age boys for a older professor, Alden Whetstone whom she feels is equal to her intellectual ability. Meridian's ambitions are put on hold when she marries Alden and decides to go to live with him where he is on a "top-secret-mission-on-war". She herself decides to postpone her studies each year to find bliss in her marriage and end up doing nothing and trying different things to satisfy herself. The frustration of not pursuing her career shows up in her marriage in different ways at different times. This lack of interest/romance attracts her to a younger man, Clay. Clay is a man of new ideas and supports Meridian immensely.
The main characters come from different age groups and Church has successfully shown that age specific traits in their behavior. Meridian, who sacrifices her career for her husband's career (Isn't the world full of such woman), Alden, busy with his aspirations knows that he is the reason for his wife's abrupt stop of higher studies tries to fill in her with love, but he is completely unaware of how to move forward romantically. And last, Clay, young, energetic but too good to be believed. Personally, I can relate to Meri and Alden, but there are no Clay's I have met or heard.
I loved Meri's childhood, the dad and birds. The enthusiasm of the child to learn is the best part. The only point which made me NOT give 5 stars is, I felt that some passages where a bit draggy and too descriptive.
Total 4 stars!
It is this portrayal of intelligent woman that highlights the story. Meridian Wallace is a bit of a snob who thinks, she is different than other girls and is very much interested in science. And rejects her own age boys for a older professor, Alden Whetstone whom she feels is equal to her intellectual ability. Meridian's ambitions are put on hold when she marries Alden and decides to go to live with him where he is on a "top-secret-mission-on-war". She herself decides to postpone her studies each year to find bliss in her marriage and end up doing nothing and trying different things to satisfy herself. The frustration of not pursuing her career shows up in her marriage in different ways at different times. This lack of interest/romance attracts her to a younger man, Clay. Clay is a man of new ideas and supports Meridian immensely.
The main characters come from different age groups and Church has successfully shown that age specific traits in their behavior. Meridian, who sacrifices her career for her husband's career (Isn't the world full of such woman), Alden, busy with his aspirations knows that he is the reason for his wife's abrupt stop of higher studies tries to fill in her with love, but he is completely unaware of how to move forward romantically. And last, Clay, young, energetic but too good to be believed. Personally, I can relate to Meri and Alden, but there are no Clay's I have met or heard.
I loved Meri's childhood, the dad and birds. The enthusiasm of the child to learn is the best part. The only point which made me NOT give 5 stars is, I felt that some passages where a bit draggy and too descriptive.
Total 4 stars!