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The Mothers by Brit Bennett

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gabfat's review

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dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

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jessthanthree's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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onewoman_bookclub's review

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emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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snwalsh's review

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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michelleka's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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ameliahel's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed the story and Brit Bennett’s writing. The main thing that was a miss for me was the narration style from the perspective of “the Mothers” - I can see where the author was coming from, but something in the execution just felt like a bit of a miss for me. I also wished the ending was a bit more fleshed out.
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rebekah_florence's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you’re a fan of the show Greenleaf, I would highly recommend this book.  As a Black woman who grew up in the church (specifically with family members who were pastors of an A.M.E. Zion church) this book felt like coming home to me.  The mothers of the church-their drama, adages, gossiping, compassion- were written in such an authentic way that I could hear their voices as they spoke.  I could gush about this book all day.  I love that the title is a nod to not just the mothers of the church but also the mothers of our three main characters in the novel.  Each of their mothers has traumatized them in one way or another, and that trauma has brought them to they way each of them navigates their own life presently.  I loved that the story was told from multiple points of view.  Maybe it’s the theatre-lover in me but each time the “Mothers” narrated the story, I felt that they operated as a Greek chorus of sorts. If I had to make a complaint about this book, I would say that I wish the ending was a little more fleshed out without
the major time jump
but perhaps that’s for the best.  Much like Nadia’s situation and relationships, some things will
always be left unresolved
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rebeccarudisill's review against another edition

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reflective slow-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

2.0

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lysduciel's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lindsloveslit's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

QOTD: Have you read more than one book by an individual author this year?
AOTD: This is the second Brit Bennett book I've read this year (The Vanishing Half was the first) and wowowowowowowow. The emotional toll BOTH of her books have had on me won't be forgotten. 😅💔 In both, she's able to write about deep, important subjects that HURT to read, but she does it with so much care.

"The Mothers" showed how one secret can grow throughout a community, and the impact a mother has on a child. It touches on many different topics including love, loss, religion, pride, secrets, race, grief, and adultery. The content was heavy, but still very readable! The amount of quotes I wrote down dang near made my hand hurt. 🤣

The only reason it wasn't a five star read is because it's was hard for me to follow all the different narrator voices and the time line confused me. This is a ME problem though - as I have this issue with most books.
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