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Motherhood by Sheila Heti
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
An open and intimate examination of the life of a mid-thirties woman thinking about having children, reflecting on her own childhood, her relationship with her own mother, and her relationships with her friends, both parents and child-free. There is some beatiful writing in here with stark observations about motherhood/parenthood in general, the societal pressure to become parents, what we expect of women in the 21st century, and how to balance that strange feeling of both wanting children and not wanting them. Well worth reading, particularly if you are in your thirties.
The Bluffs by Kyle Perry
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 3%.
Clumsy and obvious writing, really not for me
Hospital by Sanya Rushdi
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Me: This has nothing to do with lithium, my mood was always stable. I was angry, it seemed wrong to force medication on me, and that was mistaken for mood instability. I'm not angry anymore because I have explained to myself that if I refuse the prescribed drugs, I'll be given others instead. Which is why I've decided that I'll continue to take lithium, even though it's poison. Or else I'll be killed even more quickly with other kinds of poison.
Dr Nevin: I can see you're still lacking in insight. You still don't realise there is something wrong with you.
Me: There's nothing particularly wrong with me. And even if there is, medication is not the right way to treat it.
Dr Nevin: What is the right way in your view?
Me: With language. Through conversations.
Dr Nevin: That's possible too. Counselling can be arranged simultaneously with medication.
The Maiden by Kate Foster
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
2.0
Quite an odd story when you get down to it
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 49%.
For this kind of book to grab me it needs to have really beautiful, dreamy writing, and it doesn't have that in my opinion. I am about halfway through and finding I'm completely losing track of what's going on