A review by freyanjani
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is surprisingly my favorite read of 2022 so far (as of July), and I didn’t  expect to love it as much as I do. Despite being WEIRD beyond comprehension at times, this is the kind of weird that I love getting behind of. The kind of book I absolutely think is brilliant but I won’t reccomend it to someone unless I’m certain they’re a weirdo as well. It felt like an absurd A24 movie that makes me search up explainations for after watching.

I love the fleabag-esque, no name main character style of the writing and though the story can drone on for too long at times—the writing is marvelous. It’s the perfect combination of modern day sarcasm and poetic goodness.

It’s also a really interesting spin on motherhood. I’ve thought of the specific yearning and rage that comes with motherhood, but to connect it to animalistic desires? Genius. As a young person who consider having a kid one day, it did make me rethink what it actually means to be a mother and how complex a marriage can be even if things were perfect during the dating phase. 

I don’t think this book is perfect, but it’s the book that pierced through my perception and taste in literature. It made me realize a book doesn’t have to be perfect for me to absolutely love it. Did I think it was horrendous and overly gory at times? Yeah. But it truly made reading this an experience I’ve never felt before. 

I do think the author could have dialed down on the description during The Cat scene… but I digress. It’s artistic… I Guess.


All in all, wouldn’t reccomend it unless you have the stomach for it, but either way it’ll give you a truck load of experience.
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