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A review by exorbts
The Push by Ashley Audrain
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
-First off this book is not a thriller and I am completely fine with that since I didn't pick it up because of this aspect, I picked it up because I wanted to read about a mother-daughter relationship (not this kind Per se, but that didn't hinder my experience).
-It is a dark psychological drama of 3 generations of mothers and how each one of them affected her daughter's future and view of the world of motherhood, and it was absolutely scary to think about.
-I LOVED how this book discussed grief and loss in a heartbreakingly beautiful way.
-The ending was not to my liking but again I enjoyed the mother-daughter relationship discussion so much more to not think about the ending.
-There are some topics that really intimidated me like giving birth and the aftermath and repercussions on the mother's body and mental health, marriage(the wife-husband relationship).
-Overall, this book was slow, dark, twisted, mind-boggling, hard-hitting, and hard to put down with beautiful writing. A great experience.
P.S: a theory of the cover and how I interpret it: two faces that make a womb-that interpret motherhood\(mother/daughter)\(mother/mother)-. The overall picture of butterfly-that interprets the (Butterfly-Effect)of how a small action can result in large differences in the future.
so like how the experience of a woman as a daughter and a mother can influence the experience of her daughter.
-It is a dark psychological drama of 3 generations of mothers and how each one of them affected her daughter's future and view of the world of motherhood, and it was absolutely scary to think about.
-I LOVED how this book discussed grief and loss in a heartbreakingly beautiful way.
-The ending was not to my liking
Spoiler
IMHO, it would have been more impactful and interesting if the mother's suspicions were wrong-There are some topics that really intimidated me like giving birth and the aftermath and repercussions on the mother's body and mental health, marriage(the wife-husband relationship).
-Overall, this book was slow, dark, twisted, mind-boggling, hard-hitting, and hard to put down with beautiful writing. A great experience.
P.S: a theory of the cover and how I interpret it: two faces that make a womb-that interpret motherhood\(mother/daughter)\(mother/mother)-. The overall picture of butterfly-that interprets the (Butterfly-Effect)of how a small action can result in large differences in the future.
so like how the experience of a woman as a daughter and a mother can influence the experience of her daughter.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Stalking
Minor: Sexual content