Posts tagged motherhood
Review: No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

No One Is Talking About This is not your typical novel. It’s among many books that make me ask, “When can we get a subgenre for novels written by poets?” Laced in metaphor to mirror the confusing layers of information one gets from the internet and told in two main parts rather than three acts, it’s the kind of book you finish in an afternoon, as long as you can get past the daunting and dizzying first few pages. I’ve never gone from laughing to sobbing the way I did reading this book.

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Review: Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

After one too many sleepless, summer nights, Nightbitch emerges from the mother as an animalistic rage, canine one might say. Deep down, however, the mother knew this rage always existed within her. Until now, I hope I have not scared you away, reader. Though this plot sounds rather surreal like a Dalí painting, author Rachel Yoder’s words play off the page—absurd, hilarious, and thrilling all at once.

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