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A review by anastasia_raf
The Push by Ashley Audrain
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was so thrilled to pick this book up. It's so hyped everywhere...I had big expectations... Which it didn't meet. For me, this book was mediocre. Some sentences, lines I must say did not sit right with me. I did not like the writing. At all. Yup. Not a fan.
It's not the fact that I didn't feel like the target audience, it was intriguing enough, and I can appreciate the portrayal of how hard it is to be a parent. It could have pointed out how hard it is to be the person that has the role of the mother in the family especially since it's a "cut out" role by our patriarchal society. To be honest, I got some misogynistic undertones but it could be just me reading into things.
It's not the fact that I didn't connect to the characters, that I didn't like them, love them even. I don't think that's an intention the writer had. But I must say, the author did a pretty good job in writing characters that felt alive, real people.
It's not the fact, as many say, "it's kind of an icky subject," etc. It's a very interesting subject! I did not find something "icky" about it! It's a very unique idea for a book. I just don't believe it was executed well. The only "icky" thing I found - like I mentioned before- were some sexist and weird lines... I don't know... Some lines read funny to me.
I could say it had some plot holes, but I found no plot. It is marketed as a thriller, psychological thriller if I'm not mistaken, and while I could see that in a faint background, it felt more like a contemporary. A family struggling even, if not for the unexplainable "illness" all women in Blythe's family have.
Overall, I thought it was repetitive and somewhat boring, with an interesting premise...
It's not the fact that I didn't feel like the target audience, it was intriguing enough, and I can appreciate the portrayal of how hard it is to be a parent. It could have pointed out how hard it is to be the person that has the role of the mother in the family especially since it's a "cut out" role by our patriarchal society. To be honest, I got some misogynistic undertones but it could be just me reading into things.
It's not the fact that I didn't connect to the characters, that I didn't like them, love them even. I don't think that's an intention the writer had. But I must say, the author did a pretty good job in writing characters that felt alive, real people.
It's not the fact, as many say, "it's kind of an icky subject," etc. It's a very interesting subject! I did not find something "icky" about it! It's a very unique idea for a book. I just don't believe it was executed well. The only "icky" thing I found - like I mentioned before- were some sexist and weird lines... I don't know... Some lines read funny to me.
I could say it had some plot holes, but I found no plot. It is marketed as a thriller, psychological thriller if I'm not mistaken, and while I could see that in a faint background, it felt more like a contemporary. A family struggling even, if not for the unexplainable "illness" all women in Blythe's family have.
Overall, I thought it was repetitive and somewhat boring, with an interesting premise...