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A review by literaryjunarin
The Shame by Makenna Goodman
3.5
"We grow microgreens on the windowsill and I look at them and think, It's going to be okay, but then a month later everything is still the same, and I can't look at anyone, because if I do for too long, I start thinking about how much I hate all of this."
This book is a powerful character study of a woman who is struggling with the overwhelming demands of motherhood. Even as a single and child-free woman, I can empathise with the main character's feelings of being trapped and invisible. Her life revolves around her children, and she fears losing her purpose if they die, or becoming disposable if they become independent. I enjoyed reading her perspective but found her insufferable. I wanted to shake her and even slap her when she started getting obsessed with that mother/influencer. It was unbearable.
This book is a powerful character study of a woman who is struggling with the overwhelming demands of motherhood. Even as a single and child-free woman, I can empathise with the main character's feelings of being trapped and invisible. Her life revolves around her children, and she fears losing her purpose if they die, or becoming disposable if they become independent. I enjoyed reading her perspective but found her insufferable. I wanted to shake her and even slap her when she started getting obsessed with that mother/influencer. It was unbearable.