Reviews with content warning for Abortion - The Mothers

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iheartapolloxxi's review

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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funkylitchick's review

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challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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luisagerdsmeyer's review

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challenging emotional reflective tense 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

3.25

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f_amiliar_happine_ss's review

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

(coming back to review later)

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kateivy's review

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

What a doozy this was! Brit Bennett's writing style immediately drew me into the story. I was hooked and invested in Nadia, Luke and Aubrey immediately.

It's such a powerful story of loss, grief, hope, fear...basically the most human emotions are realized and explored in these individuals. There are moments of plural first-person, which is the perspective of the Church's 'Mothers', in which they provide their own insight into the lives of the main characters. I think most people who have regularly attended a church will recognize these women in their own congregation.

Abortion is a central topic of this novel with characters discussing both the benefits they have reaped from being able to have an abortion to the grief of the loss of a potential child. The characters have such nuanced feelings regarding this topic, and I thought it was beautifully explored.

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