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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Longg and v slice of life but the end made me sob
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Pregnancy, Classism
Minor: Child death, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry
4.2 stars
It had its up and down moments for me, but the last chapter elevated it for me. I thought it was emotional and clever to keep with the theme of “same as it ever was”. I found myself relating to many of the feelings the main character had, although not to her actions. At times I liked her; at other times, she annoyed me. But that is the complexity of being human. I found it thought provoking many times as I was reading: little “nuggets of truth” sprinkled in among the story.
It had its up and down moments for me, but the last chapter elevated it for me. I thought it was emotional and clever to keep with the theme of “same as it ever was”. I found myself relating to many of the feelings the main character had, although not to her actions. At times I liked her; at other times, she annoyed me. But that is the complexity of being human. I found it thought provoking many times as I was reading: little “nuggets of truth” sprinkled in among the story.
A sweeping novel that maps complexities of marriage, motherhood, childhood, aging, and knowing oneself. This multigenerational story does what great literature does: makes human experience universally recognizable, regardless of the characters’ stations in life.
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
*Audiobook* Hits in some pretty real and raw feelings about becoming a mom and trying to handle that new identity. Powerful story and narrated well.