418 reviews for:

Normal Women

Ainslie Hogarth

3.16 AVERAGE

dark mysterious reflective tense 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
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark medium-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: Complicated

I loved Motherthing but I just didn't get this one, I love the writing and the unhinged anticipation of the character and plot but I kept waiting for it to go somewhere, but for me it fell flat.  I came out the end wanting more, maybe I chronically misunderstood the gist or something.  But I am not sure what I was supposed to take from this, and at the end I shouted "was that it?"

This is my personal opinion, I may be missing an obvious point of the story, so please do share your thoughts with me!
lighthearted mysterious slow-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I didn’t want kids before, I don’t want kids now, this book didn’t need to be written ….. 
challenging reflective slow-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: Complicated

This started off strong but kind of fizzled at the end for me. The writing was fantastic, draws you in for sure. 
There's was lots of social commentary but it just didn't feel quite cohesive? Almost like there was too much to say and then it just got jumbled up.

I definitely related to the early motherhood thoughts and actions of the MC and I think that was thought out. But the story as a whole felt kind of disjointed.