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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

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quiteliterary's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

always loved the idea of multiple lives we may lead based on the decisions we make and this book did a great job with said concept — even tho it took me a while to get the hang of the constant switch between the different lives
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alysereadsbooks's review

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

3.0

I liked the overall premise of this book and thought the execution was pretty well done, and shows the impact choices and reactions can make on people’s lives. It was a compelling exploration of motherhood and all the choice a woman can make. I enjoyed it and thought it was a fast read. 
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ettbokland's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

2.0

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jessbelsreads's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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linesiunderline's review

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

4.0

As a childfree woman, I expected to connect deeply with this one. I appreciated a reading a book where the challenges of navigating society as a woman without children took centre stage. I feel like the world needs more stories about this experience, more variety, more openness, more representation.

Freitas delves into this subject and conveys aspects of the experience with nuance and clarity. She has a direct writing style, which gives the reader a strong sense of connection to Rose.

At times it was tricky to keep the different narratives / “lives” straight, but I didn’t get too hung up on it, and so it didn’t irk me, but some readers might find that irritating. In the end, I don’t think it particularly mattered if some of the details of the different lives blended into each other.

Spoilers ahead…

I was disappointed that none of the lives presented an option where Rose ended up living contentedly without children. I appreciated that Freitas showed the complexities in each one of Rose’s lives, no matter the resolution, but to me, it felt like something was lost, that some of the potential for even greater thematic richness was lost, because we didn’t get to see Rose in a life without children. This surprised me and was a let down. 

I’d be curious to learn more about the author’s process in writing this book and I think it adds important ideas to a topic of conversation that does not take center stage often enough.
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bookbunny's review

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

4.25

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