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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
I had huge hopes for this book. When it came out everyone seemed to love it but wow it did not do it for me at all! On paper this should have worked. It's an ode to the brutality of mothering, where the mother has given up her career and is struggling to find her own identity and her husband is annoyingly distant and unhelpful. All the feminist rage! But here the protagonist inexplicably finds herself able to turn into a dog - Nightbitch. As she gives into her canine thoughts she tries to work out what is happening finding an unusual field guide at the library and a mums and bubs group aka a multilevel marketing scheme.
I wanted to love this. Unhinged mothers? Sure. Becoming a dog at night? Ok. But honestly this felt forced. I could not relate to it even as a satirical take on modern motherhood. After struggling in print I switched to audio and only finished because it was on my #12booksin12months challenge.
I wanted to love this. Unhinged mothers? Sure. Becoming a dog at night? Ok. But honestly this felt forced. I could not relate to it even as a satirical take on modern motherhood. After struggling in print I switched to audio and only finished because it was on my #12booksin12months challenge.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Fantastic book. Challenging, funny and eye opening to the challenges of the modern day woman and the dichotomy of what it means to be a modern woman
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wonderful. Couldn't put it down. Having a two year old son myself, this book hit hard. Perfectly captures the vast emotion women can feel becoming mothers. Highly recommend.