A review by greenmind
The Mothers by Brit Bennett

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This came as a recommendation to me and I wanted to give Brit Bennent's writing a try - I will probably get her other novel out from the library at some point in the future, because I enjoyed this one, if finding it overlong in places. It was a good book, but certainly didn't grab me immediately like I thought it would. The prose is evocative, but I definitely found the lead characters quite frustrating at times - Nadia is my preferred one, but Luke really annoyed me at times.  This isn't a problem necessarily, but near the end of the book I found it a little harder to relate because of this frustration. I think it was a really good way to tell the story of choice and the paths we choose in life, as well as the suffocating nature of conservative, religious culture and the way people try to navigate a life they feel they don't fit. A good book, but maybe not my preferred style of novel personally.