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ohsunnyaa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I'm obsessed with this book. It was a raw depiction of motherhood and womanhood. Of being stuck in a role, of watching everyone else live a life different than yours, of feeling looked down upon and of finally freeing yourself from those feelings. I liked how it showed all sides of her life as a mother and how conflicted they made her feel. On one side is loving your child, on the other being confined to a repetitive life because of them. I'm not a mother, but I could relate a lot of her struggles to my own mother and other women around me.
As for other characters, there weren't many. I don't like children and the child here was particularly annoying, but to be fair he was two and had an absent father. Speaking of the father, I hated him so much, how he took her labor for granted and how he told her being happy is a choice. Sadly, it was a very much realistic part of the novel, because many men think and act like him.
There were other women: mommies that blended together. The career mommies, the stay at home mommies. Nightbitch felt like she didn't belong with any of them, but as time passes it's shown that all mothers struggle and think they're alone in their struggles, think everyone else has their life in order and they're the only messy ones.
I liked the nightbitch metaphor! It was straight to the point. Female rage and freedom. I love how it included other types of women in the form of A field guide to magical women. I would love for it to be a real book I could read.
As for other characters, there weren't many. I don't like children and the child here was particularly annoying, but to be fair he was two and had an absent father. Speaking of the father, I hated him so much, how he took her labor for granted and how he told her being happy is a choice. Sadly, it was a very much realistic part of the novel, because many men think and act like him.
There were other women: mommies that blended together. The career mommies, the stay at home mommies. Nightbitch felt like she didn't belong with any of them, but as time passes it's shown that all mothers struggle and think they're alone in their struggles, think everyone else has their life in order and they're the only messy ones.
I liked the nightbitch metaphor! It was straight to the point. Female rage and freedom. I love how it included other types of women in the form of A field guide to magical women. I would love for it to be a real book I could read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, and Blood
saltyair_reads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
"ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ɪꜰ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛʏ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀꜱ ɪꜰ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ɪᴛ. ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴀʏꜱ, ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏꜰ. ɪ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴅ?"
Nightbitch follow a mother with a mostly absent husband, and their 2 year old. She is adrift with a slightly clueless and semi judgemental husband, trying to navigate back to herself in this phase of life. Throwing out conventional ideas of what she thinks motherhood is, and embracing what feels natural and comfortable for herself and her son. Transformations begin and wait, is she turning into a dog? It is darkly funny, gory, bizarre, and dare I say...slightly hopeful?
Definitely do not read if you are triggered by violence against small animals. There's one particularly descriptive scene involving a cat.
I think this book may not resonant as deeply for those who have not experienced or been privy to. how utterly isolating (and exhausting) being the primary caregiver of a small child can be. You love this tiny person with every molecule of your being. Yet grieve a life you used to have, while feeling like this is easier and more natural for other women around you. You feel guilty about every, single choice you make. Nightbitch is definitely not for everyone but those who like it have found something they can relate to in its pages.
Nightbitch follow a mother with a mostly absent husband, and their 2 year old. She is adrift with a slightly clueless and semi judgemental husband, trying to navigate back to herself in this phase of life. Throwing out conventional ideas of what she thinks motherhood is, and embracing what feels natural and comfortable for herself and her son. Transformations begin and wait, is she turning into a dog? It is darkly funny, gory, bizarre, and dare I say...slightly hopeful?
Definitely do not read if you are triggered by violence against small animals. There's one particularly descriptive scene involving a cat.
I think this book may not resonant as deeply for those who have not experienced or been privy to. how utterly isolating (and exhausting) being the primary caregiver of a small child can be. You love this tiny person with every molecule of your being. Yet grieve a life you used to have, while feeling like this is easier and more natural for other women around you. You feel guilty about every, single choice you make. Nightbitch is definitely not for everyone but those who like it have found something they can relate to in its pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
lavieenrose's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
Minor: Excrement, Abandonment, and Alcohol
toksoplazmozy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol
fraggle1982's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Gore
laurenmiller100's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
- Characters: 6
- Atmosphere/Setting: 7
- Writing Style: 8
- Plot: 7
- Intrigue: 6
- Logic/Relationships: 6
- Enjoyment: 5
This is a pretty weird book. I think it’s ideas paint motherhood in a really important way though and I found myself enjoying Nightbitch’s journey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
samspur's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Read for a book club.
A uniquely styled stream-of-consciousness book that carried a strange aura throughout, compelling me to read it to the very end. While the horror elements were certainly intense, as someone who is childfree, I felt that some of the true horror lay in the depiction of motherhood itself and the lack of support from the partner.
A uniquely styled stream-of-consciousness book that carried a strange aura throughout, compelling me to read it to the very end. While the horror elements were certainly intense, as someone who is childfree, I felt that some of the true horror lay in the depiction of motherhood itself and the lack of support from the partner.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content
rowanelisa's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, and Pregnancy
the_groke's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Blood
lesbianlovergirl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Blood