A review by laurmyfe
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

This took me a loooooong time to read with multiple restarts. I just don’t know if I really understood it, to be honest. I think the commentary on sex work and women’s ownership of their bodies and their financial capital in life is really interesting. But Dani, as a character, was entirely too confusing for me. The ending felt unearned? Dani is just very unlikeable to me and for her to receive that ending just felt very dues-ex-machina. It felt a bit like the bottom fell out of the plot. Idk. I’ll have to keep thinking on it.