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A review by notvibing
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
4.0
The Mothers is a story about life, love, friendships and so much more. It's about Nadia and Luke and Aubrey who are lovers or friends or both. Their lives intertwine constantly, and their secrets shape the relationships between them. We see their lives evolve from teenagers to adults and I think my favourite part of the book were the characters' relationships. Aubrey and Nadia's friendship was so beautifully written and felt so real and tangible to me.
I loved Bennett's writing, in general, a lot. It was gripping and wonderful and interesting. The only place where I didn't quite get it was when the Mothers were the narrators. The Mothers are old women in the community of Upper Room (a church) who have their own thoughts on everything in the story, on everything that happens to Nadia and Luke and Aubrey and their families. I love the idea of having them as narrators and I do feel like they made some great points and were a lovely addition but sometimes I took me a while to understand what they meant or that this chapter was in fact from their perspective. I don't know, they didn't always work for me.
The main characters as well as everyone around them encounter some quite dramatic events, and this includes abortions, racism, death, injury, betrayal and sexual abuse. Especially in those moments, Bennett's writing was brilliant. So sharp and sudden and just generally great.
I was quite dissatisfied with the ending but not because it was bad, it just wasn't what I had wished for. That doesn't really change much about my opinion on this book, though, the Mothers is still great and I'd definitely recommend it.
I loved Bennett's writing, in general, a lot. It was gripping and wonderful and interesting. The only place where I didn't quite get it was when the Mothers were the narrators. The Mothers are old women in the community of Upper Room (a church) who have their own thoughts on everything in the story, on everything that happens to Nadia and Luke and Aubrey and their families. I love the idea of having them as narrators and I do feel like they made some great points and were a lovely addition but sometimes I took me a while to understand what they meant or that this chapter was in fact from their perspective. I don't know, they didn't always work for me.
The main characters as well as everyone around them encounter some quite dramatic events, and this includes abortions, racism, death, injury, betrayal and sexual abuse. Especially in those moments, Bennett's writing was brilliant. So sharp and sudden and just generally great.
I was quite dissatisfied with the ending but not because it was bad, it just wasn't what I had wished for. That doesn't really change much about my opinion on this book, though, the Mothers is still great and I'd definitely recommend it.