A review by averyasato
Motherhood by Sheila Heti

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

The narrator poses some interesting existential questions that I have asked myself when considering the topic of motherhood. However she really loses me when she so readily disregards her partners child. She's already a stepmother, I'm confused why she feels she has such a minor connection to this other child or why those feelings don't come up in the context of considering a future pregnancy. Also, the author managed to create the least likeable man of any novel I've read this year. Do all divorced/single dads hate their children this much? It could have been interesting to consider that relationship and what it could mean for the narrator's future child with this man. Oh well.