A review by mkbuehen
Motherhood by Sheila Heti

reflective medium-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? Yes

0.5

She just whines the entire book. Like yeah, if child-bearing and child-rearing isn't a decision you're already set on, it is an important decision to figure out, but she barely talks about any of the actual ethical worries and just whines and talks about having spells of poor mental health and having sex with her husband (which is often written in a gross way). Not to mention the annoying cooty-catcher fortune-telling gimmick she says she follows throughout a majority of the book.
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