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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
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?
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really solid and weird! We love a story of a woman’s rage and grief manifesting physically. Some of the writing was a bit too MFA for me, an idiot who was stupid enough to get an MFA, and felt at times like I was reading something in workshop, but still a fun read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
i dont want to read a book about a woman that shouldnt have had and regreats having a kid to this degree
too many times people will breed then hate and abuse any animals they have and ofc the breeder in this bookkills her cat
too many times people will breed then hate and abuse any animals they have and ofc the breeder in this book
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
fast-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
“Nightbitch” is like an A-24 movie in book form — dark, twisted, and utterly bizarre.
Going into this is an experience. There’s no traditional dialogue or exposition. It’s entirely stream of consciousness, fully immersing the reader in the ways of The Mother, our narrator, as she descends into a deep state of post-partum dissociation and creative revelation. While it took me a moment to feel grounded with the style and pacing, I really enjoyed it as The Mother ultimately convinces us she is a dog.
The format reminds me of an extremely campy retelling of “I Who Have Never Known Men,” if it was set in 21st century America with first-world problems. Props to the author for truly getting into the head of our narrator. I started to feel ALL the rage of The Mother at her hopeless situation, her negligent husband, and her child with his constant clinginess and temper tantrums. Overall it’s a very niche story appealing to those who like weird fic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes