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A review by sarajoe80
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Naomi Wood
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
First of all, thank you to the author and Net Galley for allowing me a digital copy as ARC.
This book was a peculiar short story collection with the shared topic of pregnancy, motherhood and its related struggles. While some stories were interesting, I found a couple of them to be confusing (especially Dino Moms) and bland. Overall it was a nice read into the slice of life of motherhood, where mothers are not portrayed as perfect people, but rather complex and faulty.
Read if: you are interested in short stories around motherhood
Don't read if: you do not like stories that are not linear or do not have a conclusion; those stories are rather a slice of life and do not have conclusions
This book was a peculiar short story collection with the shared topic of pregnancy, motherhood and its related struggles. While some stories were interesting, I found a couple of them to be confusing (especially Dino Moms) and bland. Overall it was a nice read into the slice of life of motherhood, where mothers are not portrayed as perfect people, but rather complex and faulty.
Read if: you are interested in short stories around motherhood
Don't read if: you do not like stories that are not linear or do not have a conclusion; those stories are rather a slice of life and do not have conclusions