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A review by sandytfrench
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Naomi Wood
3.0
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Naomi Wood
Publication date: 4 April 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
Thank you to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A debut short story collection from award-winning novelist Naomi Wood, exploring the dark side of family and femininity.
I really enjoyed Wood's writing but ultimately none of the stories really grabbed me - until the last story, Dino Moms, which came completely out of left field and was by far my favourite.
I appreciated the exploration into pregnancy and motherhood throughout the stories, of the difficult and often conflicting feelings they can illicit and I really enjoyed how Wood kept her characters raw and often unlikeable but, ultimately, very human and flawed.
Now, if Wood wanted to write a full length Dino Moms novel, I'd read that in a heartbeat. What a weird and wonderful little story that was!
Publication date: 4 April 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars
Thank you to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A debut short story collection from award-winning novelist Naomi Wood, exploring the dark side of family and femininity.
I really enjoyed Wood's writing but ultimately none of the stories really grabbed me - until the last story, Dino Moms, which came completely out of left field and was by far my favourite.
I appreciated the exploration into pregnancy and motherhood throughout the stories, of the difficult and often conflicting feelings they can illicit and I really enjoyed how Wood kept her characters raw and often unlikeable but, ultimately, very human and flawed.
Now, if Wood wanted to write a full length Dino Moms novel, I'd read that in a heartbeat. What a weird and wonderful little story that was!