A review by toofondofbooks_
Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

UMMMMM THIS WAS.....SOMETHING!!!! Definitely not what I expected. The writing was stellar but also very harsh in a way that I appreciated, sometimes even funny. Like, VERY funny. I loved how unhinged these characters were. Our main character just descends into chaos after page one and every minute of it was pretty fascinating for me to read. However, I struggle to know where to put this book in my head because it WAS so deeply strange and not really what I thought it was going to be, so that is a bit of a let down. Still, I'm glad that I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Vomit, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Infertility, Self harm, and Death of parent