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The Mothers by Brit Bennett

66 reviews

lillypowell's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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awkwardllama's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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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jayisreading's review

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

This was a well-written story that, unfortunately, wasn’t for me. I can recognize the great prose and themes in this novel, which I thought Bennett crafted with great care. I think it’s safe to say that I just wasn’t the target audience. I didn’t find the book dull—the main characters really spoke for themselves and had a lot going for them—but I wasn’t especially invested in what was happening either.

Something that I’ve also been trying to parse out but don’t have the words for was the discourse around abortion in this novel. I could have misinterpreted something, but I got the impression that Bennett was taking a rather critical approach to abortion that seemed to weigh down on one of the protagonists, Nadia, significantly. I don’t know if this is a result of the setting (a Black community with strong Christian affiliations), but I really wasn’t sure what to make of it.

All-in-all, an interesting enough book that I think will resonate with some (especially for those interested in books engaging with motherhood and relationships); I just wasn’t one of those people.
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hilaryshelby's review against another edition

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

4.5

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nandakandabooks's review against another edition

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Very heavy theme of anti-abortion and religious communities - double standarts for women and men!
Did not like the writing, characters did not have clear distinct voices.
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astronautin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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katrinkirjat's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Olipa hyvä kirja! En muuta tosin odottanutkaan kirjailijalta aiemmin lukemani kirjan perusteella, mutta silti yllätyin positiivisesti. Kirja vei täysin mukanaan.

Kirja käsittelee äitiyttä, äidittömyyttä, äidiksi tulemista tai tulemattomuutta eri näkökulmista, eri hahmojen tarinoiden kautta. 

Tarinan keskiössä on kuitenkin kolme nuorta, joiden koko elämää värittää, vääntää ja kuroo yhteen ja erilleen salaisuus. Mitä jos kaikki olisi mennyt toisin? Mitä jos salaisuus olisi kerrottu aiemmin?

Pidin kirjan hahmoista ja heidän rosoisuudestaan. Pidin siitä miten tarina kurkotti moneen suuntaan, mutta pysyi silti hyvin kasassa. Pidin siitä, että kirja käsitteli isoja aiheita ja synkkiäkin asioita, mutta ei jäänyt niihin vellomaan tai mässäilemään.

Kirja tuntui vähän elämää isommalta.

Kirjaa hyvin lyhyen hetken pureskeltuani jäin vähän miettimään yhden näkökulman esiin nostamista usean kerran - tätäkö kirjailija halusi alleviivata? Joillekin ”sivujuonille” olisin ehkä kaivannut vähän enemmän tilaa ja käsittelyä. Toisaalta tällaista elämäkin on. Kaikki asiat eivät ”ratkea”, saa päätepistettä ja jotkut asiat pyörivät loopilla loppuelämän.

Suosittelen kyllä lukemaan tämän.


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leneliest's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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abbruzzese's review against another edition

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

3.5

Oh girl, we have known littlebit love. That littlebit of honey left in an empty jar that traps the sweetness in your mouth long enough to mask your hunger. We have run tongues over teeth to savor that last littlebit as long as we could, and in all our living, nothing has starved us more.

written so nicely. compelling story, and though i never felt attached to any of the characters, i appreciate the way they're written. very human, flawed enough but not so much that they're despicable. 
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victoriarose12's review against another edition

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

4.75

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