A review by bookishmillennial
Model Home by Rivers Solomon

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial 

WOOF, this was hard to read. I can't really articulate my feelings on it quite yet, but here are some quotations that stood out to me:
BPD (borderline personality disorder), OSDD (other specific dissociative disorder), NPD (narcissistic personality disorder), C(omplex)-PTSD, and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). All those letters, but they spell only one thing: hole. (23)

Mother is God. You're the uninformed void. (101)

I could never know how Mama was going to react to anything, though. I hated tossing the coin. I preferred to keep secrets. If I didn't show her who I was, she couldn't be disappointed. (72)

History repeats and repeats because history is people, and we reproduce only what we know, and we get what we know from our elders. The same mechanisms that facilitate language facilitate the passing of pain. (146) 

Look up what a haint is. Many of you say you believe in God, so I am asking you to believe in the devil, too. Please. (209) 

Since we moved into 677, I've been hiding. I'm still not ready to be found. (248)

We will all save each other. Or maybe we won't. Maybe there is no saving, only salvaging. Maybe every breath is the triumph, and we must learn to take the win. (280)
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