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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing feels Sally Rooney-esque; honestly this was a difficult read for me because so much of what the author worked through parallels my own feelings.
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
That was really messy. A friend who read this right before me asked how I knew that the narrator would end up on antidepressants. I hadn’t known, but I recognized how careening and irrational and perseverating her negative thoughts were, because they were overwhelming me and I needed her to stop. I’m glad she got some help and found some distance from the kinds of thoughts that were trapping her more than serving her.
I also think that if you go round in circles that many times about something, you are doing it because you don’t want to admit the truth and not because you don’t know if know it already. More like, she knew she didn’t want children, but was afraid that version of her was inadequate, and thus couldn’t admit that she didn’t want children. I thought the line about thinking in reverse, from the deathbed, was interesting but not entirely believable. Girlfriend was very stuck in her thoughts. I realize these are two contradictory theories about human minds
I also think that if you go round in circles that many times about something, you are doing it because you don’t want to admit the truth and not because you don’t know if know it already. More like, she knew she didn’t want children, but was afraid that version of her was inadequate, and thus couldn’t admit that she didn’t want children. I thought the line about thinking in reverse, from the deathbed, was interesting but not entirely believable. Girlfriend was very stuck in her thoughts. I realize these are two contradictory theories about human minds
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“It’s here. On the page. Your mother’s sadness, and your sadness, and mine.” Motherhood is one of the best books I’ve read. It exploits our deepest fears, thoughts in such a kind, soothing, understanding way, I would recommend every single woman to read it. You know, this ball of pain we sent back for there is no reason to keep it but despair, with this book, it comes back to us in the most healed, loving form. A that is alleviating.
a re-read - always something new to get from this and it’s comforting and challenging in equal measure