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The Nursery
by Szilvia Molnar
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
This book follows an unnamed narrator who has just given birth to her baby and has a complex relationship with motherhood. Suffering from postpartum depression, we see her spiral in and out of control. Having lost her own mother at a young age, she tries to do the best she can without much help from her workaholic husband. Feeling alone and scared, she befriends Peter, her elderly neighbor, who brings some sort of comfort to her.
This book is quite similar to "The Yellow Wallpaper". It shows an unfiltered look at motherhood and PPD, but it reads like a very long monologue. At first, it was getting very repetitive, but then again, that's the whole point of the book, isn't it? It portrays how women new to motherhood are consumed by the same thoughts and actions, which can be very tiresome.
Although the book's repetitive nature may make it a challenging read, it effectively portrays the monotony and isolation experienced by women who suffer PPD.
This book is quite similar to "The Yellow Wallpaper". It shows an unfiltered look at motherhood and PPD, but it reads like a very long monologue. At first, it was getting very repetitive, but then again, that's the whole point of the book, isn't it? It portrays how women new to motherhood are consumed by the same thoughts and actions, which can be very tiresome.
Although the book's repetitive nature may make it a challenging read, it effectively portrays the monotony and isolation experienced by women who suffer PPD.