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A review by clare_tan_wenhui
How to Party with an Infant by Kaui Hart Hemmings
4.0
"I had no right to judge these women and understood that part of it was jealousy, but there was something else too, rooted in a disappointment in friendships, my expectations and hope for them... At that time, I didn't value a thing. Friendships was like a cold, I was hunkering down, trying to get through it, hoping for future health."
pg 136
"Friendships are meant to strengthen you, not deplete you."
pg 140
"So that's what scares me the most- the choices that we make that herd us towards a certain point, making the other options and places fall away."
pg 197
While reading this novel, I was somehow reminded of the trailer of this recent movie "Bad Moms" (I haven't watched the movie yet though). The feel of this book was similar, though in a more realistic and muted, less slapsticky manner. Quite a good read with entertaining and interesting insight to parenthood, its good bad and ugly. Note that strictly speaking, since its narrative is one of interlocking parallels consisting of multiple minute stories which can stand alone by themselves, there was a bit of disorientation, and it took me quite a while to understand the structure. However, once you figure it out, you'll be able to start enjoying.
pg 136
"Friendships are meant to strengthen you, not deplete you."
pg 140
"So that's what scares me the most- the choices that we make that herd us towards a certain point, making the other options and places fall away."
pg 197
While reading this novel, I was somehow reminded of the trailer of this recent movie "Bad Moms" (I haven't watched the movie yet though). The feel of this book was similar, though in a more realistic and muted, less slapsticky manner. Quite a good read with entertaining and interesting insight to parenthood, its good bad and ugly. Note that strictly speaking, since its narrative is one of interlocking parallels consisting of multiple minute stories which can stand alone by themselves, there was a bit of disorientation, and it took me quite a while to understand the structure. However, once you figure it out, you'll be able to start enjoying.