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echolli 's review for:
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
I think I like dystopian novels?? In 2025??
I found this really hard to put down. The protagonist is flawed from the start but you really warm to her. The book is full of diverse perspectives and complex characters. Would have been nice to see some of the social workers/school workers show some warmth or empathy because they were quite black-and-white 2D authoritarian etc without showing much humanity.
I also wish Meryl’s death was more of a big deal in the story though, it seemed quite rushed and glossed over towards the end of the book, when she was actually a very prominent character in the story.
I found this really hard to put down. The protagonist is flawed from the start but you really warm to her. The book is full of diverse perspectives and complex characters. Would have been nice to see some of the social workers/school workers show some warmth or empathy because they were quite black-and-white 2D authoritarian etc without showing much humanity.