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The Shame by Makenna Goodman
3.5
"We grow microgreens on the windowsill and I look at them and think, It's going to be okay, but then a month later everything is still the same, and I can't look at anyone, because if I do for too long, I start thinking about how much I hate all of this."
This book is a powerful character study of a woman who is struggling with the overwhelming demands of motherhood. Even as a single and child-free woman, I can empathise with the main character's feelings of being trapped and invisible. Her life revolves around her children, and she fears losing her purpose if they die, or becoming disposable if they become independent. I enjoyed reading her perspective but found her insufferable. I wanted to shake her and even slap her when she started getting obsessed with that mother/influencer. It was unbearable.
This book is a powerful character study of a woman who is struggling with the overwhelming demands of motherhood. Even as a single and child-free woman, I can empathise with the main character's feelings of being trapped and invisible. Her life revolves around her children, and she fears losing her purpose if they die, or becoming disposable if they become independent. I enjoyed reading her perspective but found her insufferable. I wanted to shake her and even slap her when she started getting obsessed with that mother/influencer. It was unbearable.
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“You understand that if you must learn to love a man, he is probably not the man you should be loving.”
I bought this book because the cover made it look like "My Sister, the Serial Killer". I found that book funny so I picked this one. I thought this would have the same vibe and boy was I wrong. This was a difficult read. It talked about the inheritance of trauma, motherhood, patriarchal abuse, sexual abuse, poverty, prostitution and murder. I was constantly perplexed but also engrossed. The lives of the women in this book were so gut-wrenching and it felt dreadful knowing that even though this is a fictional novel, these stories are also real lived experiences.
I just felt like the ending was too sudden but I enjoyed it. Highly recommend.
I bought this book because the cover made it look like "My Sister, the Serial Killer". I found that book funny so I picked this one. I thought this would have the same vibe and boy was I wrong. This was a difficult read. It talked about the inheritance of trauma, motherhood, patriarchal abuse, sexual abuse, poverty, prostitution and murder. I was constantly perplexed but also engrossed. The lives of the women in this book were so gut-wrenching and it felt dreadful knowing that even though this is a fictional novel, these stories are also real lived experiences.
I just felt like the ending was too sudden but I enjoyed it. Highly recommend.
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
So difficult to get into it.
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.
Why do i feel like the main characters are such drama queens
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Interesting magic system but
starting from the author's note, the
whole tone is condescending. For a
book about revolution, it failed to be
compelling enough. I didn't care
about anyone at all!
And damn the footnotes.
starting from the author's note, the
whole tone is condescending. For a
book about revolution, it failed to be
compelling enough. I didn't care
about anyone at all!
And damn the footnotes.