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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I cried my way through the last 1/3 of *Godshot.* It's a scenic, irreverent novel about climate change and patriarchy. Bieker weaves the scene of draught and climate change on every page, shaping the narrative and the characters and creating a sense of strange wonder. The power of the novel is in the mother daughter relationship, with lines that broke me open and rang true in ways I hadn't understood before about mothers who try their best and are still so far from being enough.
pg 138: I wondered how my mother was able to breathe at all, without me. But perhaps she wasn't, perhaps she was distraught with longing, and this made me feel even worse. It was easier to imagine her heartless"
pg 207: I had no bruises on my body to show my motherloss, and so it anyone else, did it exist?
311: I knew then immediately in my haze like the surest thing. I wanted unconditional love from my mother, and I was not going to have that. But somehow I held unconditional love for her. Perhaps giving it away could be its own reward.
pg 138: I wondered how my mother was able to breathe at all, without me. But perhaps she wasn't, perhaps she was distraught with longing, and this made me feel even worse. It was easier to imagine her heartless"
pg 207: I had no bruises on my body to show my motherloss, and so it anyone else, did it exist?
311: I knew then immediately in my haze like the surest thing. I wanted unconditional love from my mother, and I was not going to have that. But somehow I held unconditional love for her. Perhaps giving it away could be its own reward.
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
trauma porn but make it trendy (handmaids tale ripoff) and also cringe ? had to read it in 2 days because i wanted it to be over but also wanted the credibility to say it was dogshit beginning to end. i am comforted knowing that i just finished the worst book i will ever read in my life. its all up from here!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Godshot took a hold of me and did not let go. It helped me understand my own fears about becoming a mother. It helped me feel seen as a person who has experienced COCSA, religious trauma, and abandonment.
When you experience so many traumatic events its easy to feel like you’re brokenness is innate. This story made me realize how untrue that is.
It’s also a beautiful story about resilience through generational trauma. Who would Lou have become if she didn’t have Cherry as her mother? If her father was alive?
There is a huge theme of hope/abandonment. It reminds me of the phrase “a mother is god in the eyes of a child”.
When you experience so many traumatic events its easy to feel like you’re brokenness is innate. This story made me realize how untrue that is.
It’s also a beautiful story about resilience through generational trauma. Who would Lou have become if she didn’t have Cherry as her mother? If her father was alive?
There is a huge theme of hope/abandonment. It reminds me of the phrase “a mother is god in the eyes of a child”.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Abandonment
Minor: Suicide, Medical content
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well written, disturbing cult story - I’m honestly not sure how I felt about this book but it took me a while to finish so I can say it didn’t quite grasp my attention. By the end as the plot ramped up I did get more into it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest, Rape