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The Push

Ashley Audrain

4.01 AVERAGE

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad medium-paced
dark emotional sad medium-paced

kind of loved the portrayal of a mother who did not want to be a mother, who did not feel connected to her child. as someone who fears motherhood and pregnancy the way some people fear death, that really resonated with me 

but this book left me feeling frustrated. the end was too abrupt, maybe? unsatisfying?
or maybe i just fucking hated fox and violet so much that it influenced my experience too much
  regardless, good read

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challenging dark

Extremely repetitive. How many times were "milk" and "breasts" mentioned? Sheesh.

I no longer feel care free at playgrounds with my nibbling
dark emotional reflective
slow-paced
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Generational trauma comes to a pinpoint. A lot in this book probably could have been avoided with therapy