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melissakuzma's review
3.0
I liked the premise of this book was about and thought it was really well written, but I just HATED everyone in it. If there had been any likable characters this could have easily been 4 or more stars. It reminded me of Amy Sohn (who I love). And usually I hate ambiguous endings but this one was pretty brilliant.
undermeyou's review
5.0
Either I’m a POS mother, or everyone complaining about the cynicism is afraid to be honest with themself. Loved this. Motherhood is fucking hard. No matter how rewarding. There are always days that feel unending and confusing and make you question yourself. It’s the same as anything in life.
districtreads's review
3.0
A gripping drama that explores urban "mommyhood" from the perspective of each member of a group of adults, including a blue-blood socialite, a sensual social climber from the wrong side of the tracks, a stay at home daddy (SAHD, for short), a lesbian couple, and a neurotic housewife. Each character is deftly written, with well-thought out and realistic back stories. You really get to know the couples involved, have sympathy for some, malice for others. I found some of the POV's difficult to manage, especially Nicole's - her struggle with anxiety hit too close to home with me at one point - but that speaks only to the author's skill.
Cross-posted to http://off-the-book.org.
Cross-posted to http://off-the-book.org.
heather425's review
2.0
I liked the writing style of Fierro, but this story and the characters just were not for me.
literatehedgehog's review against another edition
3.0
I do like books with a rotating cast of voices, perspectives shifting while the plot rolls on. The key part of this structure is its vivid, complex characters, with recognizably different voices and unexpected ranges of emotion and history. For the most part of this book, these characters are cruel to each other, their spouses, themselves, and often also their children (if not by outright action, then through indirect or unintentional means). Somehow, Fierro makes you care about why these people are so messed up and even hope that they figure their business out.
But goddamn I would not want to be friends with anyone like them on earth.
But goddamn I would not want to be friends with anyone like them on earth.
kevinclouther's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the strongest, most honest examinations of parenting I've read in contemporary fiction. It's also one of the bravest, as CUTTING TEETH doesn’t shy from thirty-something Brooklyn stereotypes: She offers, among a large cast of characters, a lesbian couple with twins, stay-at-home father with ambitious Asian wife, and paranoid writer obsessed with a mom blog. Everyone is wealthy and well educated or at least well spoken. Nobody is particularly contented with life with children. Fierro’s success lies in her ability not only to humanize these characters but also to render their interactions during a short summer retreat on Long Island startling.
melissakuzma's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the premise of this book was about and thought it was really well written, but I just HATED everyone in it. If there had been any likable characters this could have easily been 4 or more stars. It reminded me of Amy Sohn (who I love). And usually I hate ambiguous endings but this one was pretty brilliant.
margjar's review against another edition
1.0
Not worth reading. The story has some mistakes, the author has two characters interact while one is out on a boat and not in the house. Apparently this really bothers me.
bklyn76's review against another edition
4.0
well written but often uncomfortable to read, maybe b/c it's about a mommy group in my current neighborhood and the characters are all a bit off yet so "real". ;)