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margotcolville's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
think my experience was significantly impacted by the audiobook format. The potential was there but I spent a lot of the book confused because I was struggling to follow the story. It did build well to the end without being boring, though, and I quite enjoyed the climax from what I understood. I would love to read something else by the author, just maybe not in audiobook format.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy and Mental illness
chessie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
A fascinating, challenging book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Pregnancy
racl's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I believe it's a fine line to walk when writing a horror piece that deals with any sort of mental health to maintain a certain level of respect, and the author did a good job in this work! It would hit harder for parents, I think, but I found the characters very intriguing and was interested in the turns the story would take.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Homophobia
strickortreat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel like I need to read this a couple more times to actually get the message as I’m still very lost, but I enjoyed reading it anyways!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
katyisreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.5
Rating: 4.5 stars
Recommend? For people who enjoy strange books. This reminded me both of The Need and of Bunny,
When Megan brings her newborn daughter Clara home, she's feeling overwhelmed by new motherhood, annoyed with her husband's busy work schedule, and overall uncertain about being a mother. One day, when Clara is a few days old, Megan finds a mysterious turquoise door in the wall. She opens it to find Margaret Wise Brown, author of beloved children's book Goodnight Moon and the subject of Megan's dissertation that she abandoned when she had Clara. Megan becomes convinced that Margaret (who died in 1952) and her lover (who died in 1950) are haunting the house.
This is an incredibly smart book. It is also at times funny, suspenseful, infuriating, and sad. I don't have children, but the language used to describe postpartum depression (and the metaphor of the hauntings) immediately connected me to the narrator. There were times in the middle when the book lagged a bit, but this one was definitely a stay-up-all-night-to-finish book by the end.
Recommend? For people who enjoy strange books. This reminded me both of The Need and of Bunny,
When Megan brings her newborn daughter Clara home, she's feeling overwhelmed by new motherhood, annoyed with her husband's busy work schedule, and overall uncertain about being a mother. One day, when Clara is a few days old, Megan finds a mysterious turquoise door in the wall. She opens it to find Margaret Wise Brown, author of beloved children's book Goodnight Moon and the subject of Megan's dissertation that she abandoned when she had Clara. Megan becomes convinced that Margaret (who died in 1952) and her lover (who died in 1950) are haunting the house.
This is an incredibly smart book. It is also at times funny, suspenseful, infuriating, and sad. I don't have children, but the language used to describe postpartum depression (and the metaphor of the hauntings) immediately connected me to the narrator. There were times in the middle when the book lagged a bit, but this one was definitely a stay-up-all-night-to-finish book by the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Child abuse
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