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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
medium-paced
dark
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love the extended metaphor of unpaid and unappreciated labor (motherhood) turning into a dog and finding fulfillment in her life. This is the weirdest and best thing I’ve ever read. I think it’s perfect.
3.5
This was good but it was almost too metaphorical and convoluted for me. I know that a lot people like books that leave questioning, but I personally like to know what has been happening by the end of the book. Maybe I’m just a slightly surface level reader but I struggle to compose my thoughts if I can’t point to something and say “this is happening. This is real”. So in that way I was a little let down by the ending but the content was great! I was disturbed, believe me, but Yoder is great at making me understand the characters decisions. Everything having to do with motherhood and the magic of the female body was amazing, I just wish there were less innuendos.
This was good but it was almost too metaphorical and convoluted for me. I know that a lot people like books that leave questioning, but I personally like to know what has been happening by the end of the book. Maybe I’m just a slightly surface level reader but I struggle to compose my thoughts if I can’t point to something and say “this is happening. This is real”. So in that way I was a little let down by the ending but the content was great! I was disturbed, believe me, but Yoder is great at making me understand the characters decisions. Everything having to do with motherhood and the magic of the female body was amazing, I just wish there were less innuendos.
TW: animal death
Stepford Wives meets werewolf myth? Unreliable narrator, magical realism, multi-level marketing schemes, righteous feminist rage, performance art...what didn't I love?
Stepford Wives meets werewolf myth? Unreliable narrator, magical realism, multi-level marketing schemes, righteous feminist rage, performance art...what didn't I love?