Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

26 reviews

tlrjhnlwsn's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

thiccandspicy's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Such a strange book to have read to completion for me.

I’m strongly pro-choice, and I guess I was expecting this book to take that stance or at least firmly plant me in the characters’ shoes, but it simply didn’t (a common complaint, judging by the reviews). The only character I really felt for was Aubrey, but even her issues were never explored in detail, relegating her to a tertiary position after Nadia and Luke (who were both utterly intolerable).

The writing style was very engaging, expected from someone with Brit Bennett’s current fame, so I could still put up with the second half of the book though it was considerably slower. The ending was incredibly confusing, and I really don’t know what to make of it

other than ab*rtion bad and ruins everyone’s lives apparently ?????? what a strange message

 

TL;DR The atmosphere got really claustrophobic after a while, and I didn’t quite get the point of the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence

mishmash911's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Religious bigotry

joneva's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy

reb_reads's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a really interesting exploration of grief and motherhood and what it means to be a mother. I had a little bit of an issue with how abortion was talked about but I understand that this was from a religious point of view.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

paigeantonacci's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Rape