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A review by ashleysilver7
That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
4.0
I found the character in this mother very relatable. How shocking to find out at the end of the novel that the author is a man! He does a great job of capturing the emotions most women experience, or at least I have experienced, with motherhood.
I had a hard time for a little while reading about the tediousness and tiredness that new motherhood entails. Having personal experiences with postpartum depression made those pages really come alive for me, and not necessarily in a good way. However, that is real life, and this is the story of this mother, so these experiences needed to be told.
Rebecca Stone is a remarkable, and yet in many ways, an un-remarkable person. However, she is a good mother and does what needs to be done. She has two sons, one biological, and one adopted (black) about 3 years apart. The author does a great job of making us all see (especially white Americans) how we overlook racism. White people don't think to be afraid of police officers....how sad that there is a double standard, but there is. Teachers, either subconsciously or not, often treat young black males differently than other students. At the end of the book, Rebecca is preparing for a speech, and she states that the world is getting better. In 2019, it doesn't necessarily seem as though race relations in our country are getting better...it sometimes seems worse. However, this book does a great job of starting a dialogue in many ways, and it's a delightful read for mothers and non-mothers alike.
I had a hard time for a little while reading about the tediousness and tiredness that new motherhood entails. Having personal experiences with postpartum depression made those pages really come alive for me, and not necessarily in a good way. However, that is real life, and this is the story of this mother, so these experiences needed to be told.
Rebecca Stone is a remarkable, and yet in many ways, an un-remarkable person. However, she is a good mother and does what needs to be done. She has two sons, one biological, and one adopted (black) about 3 years apart. The author does a great job of making us all see (especially white Americans) how we overlook racism. White people don't think to be afraid of police officers....how sad that there is a double standard, but there is. Teachers, either subconsciously or not, often treat young black males differently than other students. At the end of the book, Rebecca is preparing for a speech, and she states that the world is getting better. In 2019, it doesn't necessarily seem as though race relations in our country are getting better...it sometimes seems worse. However, this book does a great job of starting a dialogue in many ways, and it's a delightful read for mothers and non-mothers alike.