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hjlangdale's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
lucaelisabeth's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jacbom17's review against another edition
5.0
Incredible! I will be thinking about this for a while.
quinnconnollysmith's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Was not written how I expected it to be. There were glimmers of insights woven all the way throughout the book ‐ I had to get the highlighter out. Think I need to read it again to fully understand it.
tashba's review against another edition
I might return to this book, but I felt uncomfortable with Heti comparing coming out as not having a child to coming out as gay.
catevanam's review
5.0
This book put into words feelings that have been stirring around inside me for a long time.
binnurdolunay's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
This book reflects the moody swings between sadness, depression, insecurity and joy and sense of belonging.
It reads as a diary and doesn’t follow a plot. The entries meanders between a deep questioning of the meaning of one’s life and some retellings of everyday moments.
Some of the diary entries seem random, but that too had its place in the book as life has its randomness too.
What Heti has perfectly done in this book is to show just how our family histories live in us and how trauma from past generations can be at the centre of a questioning of motherhood.
It reads as a diary and doesn’t follow a plot. The entries meanders between a deep questioning of the meaning of one’s life and some retellings of everyday moments.
Some of the diary entries seem random, but that too had its place in the book as life has its randomness too.
What Heti has perfectly done in this book is to show just how our family histories live in us and how trauma from past generations can be at the centre of a questioning of motherhood.