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nickgalentine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Especially one that, for me, is particularly personal. I suffered from post-partum depression with my children to an extreme degree that required treatment. So, on one hand, I loved that there was a story about a mother who felt disconnected from her baby. On the other, I hated that I felt connected in that way
Anyway, the book. I loved the way it was written. Every word felt perfectly chosen for the occasion, and every glimpse of the past we got opened up an entirely new perspective of the future. It was gripping, frightening, and at times breath-taking. It's a portrait of motherhood on one hand, and an examination of how women are taught not to believe even themselves and to sacrifice everything on behalf of their children.
At the times it needed to be, it was literary. At the times it needed to be, it was bone-chilling. As mothers, fathers, caregivers of all types, we want to think the best of our children, especially when they're children. But what all are we looking past? What are we capable of forgiving and forgetting when it doesn't align with our view of our child?
Thought-provoking, gripping, a one-sitting read, I highly recommend The Push to anyone who's not afraid of books involving child death and violence.
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Car accident
_federica_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent
kimbekaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Bullying and Miscarriage
wocthehell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Gaslighting
tditomaso's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
sylvestra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia
littlebookcastle_sam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder
peppers_books's review against another edition
3.5
the way the author tackles generational trauma and different facets of motherhood was done really well, in my opinion. i liked the discussion around feeling like having kids is the next step and kind of obligatory, the physical and emotional toll of being pregnant and giving birth, and the weight of not feeling a connection with your baby and motherhood. blythe's character was complex and real, but the husband fell flat, which was maybe the point.
for me, the ending left a lot to be desired and was unsatisfying, which was disappointing.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infidelity, Self harm, and Car accident
book_perk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Car accident, and Abandonment
atalea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Bullying and Toxic relationship