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A review by aotora
The Days Before Us by Sejal Badani
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This one hit a little bit too close to home. It's a short story focusing on forgiving and second chances.
The main character left her mother years ago, after her father left them and her mother started drinking so she was forced to take care of her and be an adult in the family instead of an adult taking care of her. She is now pregnant, feels herself slowly drifting away from her husband and at the end of the book she reconnects with her mother and decides to softly forgive her - she isn't ready to let her back into her life but she is more at peace with their relationship.
This story was only 35 pages long - which is fair since it's a part of a series of short stories about motherhood- but it felt too long and too short at the same time. It dragged a little bit and there were times where I felt myself losing interest but at the same time it felt too short and it didn't really focus on the relationship between mother and daughter enough. That could've been expanded on and it would probably make the story slightly better - as it was it was pretty forgettable and I will probably forget what it even was about by the end of the week. It was okay, nothing special but with a really interesting plot idea.
The main character left her mother years ago, after her father left them and her mother started drinking so she was forced to take care of her and be an adult in the family instead of an adult taking care of her. She is now pregnant, feels herself slowly drifting away from her husband and at the end of the book she reconnects with her mother and decides to softly forgive her - she isn't ready to let her back into her life but she is more at peace with their relationship.
This story was only 35 pages long - which is fair since it's a part of a series of short stories about motherhood- but it felt too long and too short at the same time. It dragged a little bit and there were times where I felt myself losing interest but at the same time it felt too short and it didn't really focus on the relationship between mother and daughter enough. That could've been expanded on and it would probably make the story slightly better - as it was it was pretty forgettable and I will probably forget what it even was about by the end of the week. It was okay, nothing special but with a really interesting plot idea.