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Mother mother by Annie Macmanus

the_literarylass's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

angelamorrison2606's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

gogglepuss's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

vcmnsn's review against another edition

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5.0

omw a wee bit obsessed! this will go around in my head for a while

imogenlove's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

cliharte99's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5. Ending felt a little rushed but loved Mary’s character & dealt with a lot of tough subjects beautifully

saarahrust's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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lu_sw4nxo's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

aislingbyrne_'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

haz_bookshelf's review against another edition

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2.0

I understand where the book was going and what Annie Mac was trying to say regarding being a mother but I didn’t feel like it was very well executed. It kept my attention because of the different time periods and I did enjoy following Mary through the years and watching her life change irrecoverably. The ending also made sense in a way as we watch Mary struggle through her life due to her taking the “motherly” role not only with her son but also her father and brother and such a role is an incredibly demanding one. She never takes time for herself and so in the end her own breakdown almost seems inevitable.

Despite this, I just didn’t enjoy the book as a whole. It might be a cliche to say that maybe I would understand it better if I was a mother myself but I don’t think that should be the case. We can all empathise with characters that have trials and tribulations completely different to our own lives so that I didn’t feel any real care for Mary or TJ makes me feel like the book was simply not that well written.