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A review by thectbookworm
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
5.0
My first read of 2022 and it’s a five star rating, hands down.
I first want to thank Simon & Schuster for the complimentary copy of this book to read in exchange for my honest review!
I see a lot of 3 and 4 star reviews on this and I have to start by saying this book hits different if you are a parent vs. if you have no children. It’s ALSO important for future potential readers to be aware of TW (cps/dcf, child loss/miscarriage, abuse, PPD/PPA, suicide).
“By staying calm, they’re showing their child that a mother can handle anything. A mother is always patient. A mother is always giving. A mother never falls apart. A mother is the buffer between her child and the cruel world.”
A great book, in my opinion, should start up a rollercoaster of emotions. I want to go from happy to sad to infuriated to hopeful, but always on the edge of my seat. Jessamine Chan put me on that ride and fully engaged the entire way through. It left me thinking deeply of how children pay the ultimate price for the decisions made by complete strangers who may or may not be properly qualified to make such decisions. Decisions made in the “best interest” of the minor child or children. I see it often in my job field and it’s heartbreaking. This book is harsh reality with a fantastic and disturbing mix of the technological future we’re not too far away from.
I thought her method of weaving the social stigmas of “bad mothers” and “good mothers” was equally fantastic. No matter what we do as moms, society finds a way to demonize us. You need a break? Bad mom. You let your kid eat McDonalds instead of cage free chicken, green beans fresh from your garden? Bad mom. There were great examples of how intense and judgmental women are toward other women despite how similar our battles are because of our egos.
All in all, I thought this book was fantastic and I’m looking forward to purchasing a physical copy for my personal library.
I first want to thank Simon & Schuster for the complimentary copy of this book to read in exchange for my honest review!
I see a lot of 3 and 4 star reviews on this and I have to start by saying this book hits different if you are a parent vs. if you have no children. It’s ALSO important for future potential readers to be aware of TW (cps/dcf, child loss/miscarriage, abuse, PPD/PPA, suicide).
“By staying calm, they’re showing their child that a mother can handle anything. A mother is always patient. A mother is always giving. A mother never falls apart. A mother is the buffer between her child and the cruel world.”
A great book, in my opinion, should start up a rollercoaster of emotions. I want to go from happy to sad to infuriated to hopeful, but always on the edge of my seat. Jessamine Chan put me on that ride and fully engaged the entire way through. It left me thinking deeply of how children pay the ultimate price for the decisions made by complete strangers who may or may not be properly qualified to make such decisions. Decisions made in the “best interest” of the minor child or children. I see it often in my job field and it’s heartbreaking. This book is harsh reality with a fantastic and disturbing mix of the technological future we’re not too far away from.
I thought her method of weaving the social stigmas of “bad mothers” and “good mothers” was equally fantastic. No matter what we do as moms, society finds a way to demonize us. You need a break? Bad mom. You let your kid eat McDonalds instead of cage free chicken, green beans fresh from your garden? Bad mom. There were great examples of how intense and judgmental women are toward other women despite how similar our battles are because of our egos.
All in all, I thought this book was fantastic and I’m looking forward to purchasing a physical copy for my personal library.