Reviews with content warning for Sexism - Nightbitch

Nightbitch itself is an art piece. This book was absolutely excellent. Purely encompassing the struggle between being prim and proper, and feeling like a feral animal. Following the story of this mother felt so intimate. Yoder's writing style allows the reader to truly feel a part of her character's heads, without forcing you into a jarring first person perspective. A book for horror fans, art fans, and mothers. I went into this book with the expectation of it being similar to The Yellow Wallpaper, but I was so pleasantly surprised to find that it surpassed the quality of even that classic.

Nightbitch took me around 4 hours to read.

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

0.75

When I read that this wasn’t meant to be a full sized novel, it made perfect sense and sums up my issues with this book. She went on and on about her issues with motherhood and I kept thinking “yes this is why no one is having kids anymore” and it was frustrating how she never accepted help. I don’t understand how her husband showed her his weird porn stash and she said to herself “this is a man to marry and procreate with.” Then again, I didn’t get too far before I DNFd, so maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about 🥸

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Horrific and feral. Absolutely loved it. Felt like a book ripped straight from my performance art classes in uni - and even referenced artists I studied! Feminist, artsy, and anti-MLM.

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

Listened to the audiobook, which was well read. I liked the promise of the blurb, but this just didn't do much for me. It felt super cis-het-monogamous, second-wave feminist. It didn't really teach me anything, make me feel empowered, or feel anything toward motherhood except "Yep, that still sounds terrible." Probably would have been more impactful as a short story.

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