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A review by haneenoo
Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sophie Mackintosh has a way with words. The idea of the book, although sci-fi, relates to our world and culture, where the tickets define a future where you can be one of two things, it reflects on how in life we're faced with the idea that we can either have jobs and succeed in them, or be mothers, and being both will mean failing in one part while trying to succeed in the other, and that's an ideal for men. They created this way of thinking and we've been trying to break the cycle for years.
Our female protagonist is not satisfied with her life, she wants more, she wants what other women have. She wants to have, what she thinks, is the perfect life trying to sabotage the darkness in her, but all she does stems from jealousy and dissatisfaction. She thinks she's different and that she can succeed in her pursuit, only to be hit with the truth. No one is special, it's just a lottery, it was just luck.
The book discusses motherhood and how one comes to be a mother, no matter the background, motherhood is universal and feminine and exists inside most of us, it's a dark need that wants to be fulfilled, it's raw, dark and pure. Unrequited love, or unrequited possession? The complexities of child bearing and giving life, the conflict in emotions, what is right and what is wrong and what needs to be hidden from the world when it comes to a mother's emotions and her feelings towards her baby. Motherhood is hard.
True, raw, and unfiltered.
Our female protagonist is not satisfied with her life, she wants more, she wants what other women have. She wants to have, what she thinks, is the perfect life trying to sabotage the darkness in her, but all she does stems from jealousy and dissatisfaction. She thinks she's different and that she can succeed in her pursuit, only to be hit with the truth. No one is special, it's just a lottery, it was just luck.
The book discusses motherhood and how one comes to be a mother, no matter the background, motherhood is universal and feminine and exists inside most of us, it's a dark need that wants to be fulfilled, it's raw, dark and pure. Unrequited love, or unrequited possession? The complexities of child bearing and giving life, the conflict in emotions, what is right and what is wrong and what needs to be hidden from the world when it comes to a mother's emotions and her feelings towards her baby. Motherhood is hard.
True, raw, and unfiltered.