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Motherhood

Sheila Heti

3.69 AVERAGE

reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I loved this book. so interesting and such an important exploration of the pressure that's placed on women to have babies. I love babies, but I also love choice!
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall a beautiful and relatable read, although the tone and subject matter became a bit meandering in the last quarter
challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Just amazing. Felt like I wanted to highlight every page. Need to buy my own copy and read again for sure. Spoke to me on so many levels and just a raw honest exploration, beautifully and creatively written. Wow 
reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Voiced many thoughts I have had, sometimes very eloquently. Got a little repetitive but I feel came to a good endpoint in the last 20-30 pages. 
challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense 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
reflective
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated