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Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

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avoticat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I adored this book. It's an incredibly psychological look at motherhood and an exploration of the animal nature of humanity. It also feels like a criticism of white trad-wife ideology, although all alternative options of motherhood are presented as animalistic and heavily romanticised. It is very much and exploration from a set point-of-view and transformation as her perspective changes, but is not (in my opinion) supposed to be an all-encompasing analysis of motherhood.

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savvannahrose's review against another edition

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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

2.0

I thought this was going to be a 5 star read but unfortunately it was a drag to get through! I felt like the main point of the book was beat into you and in your face the entire time which at times got really old

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virgcole398's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book further justifies my decision to never have children.

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gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

Hard book to rate for me.

If I were to give this a rating on interesting premise alone, this would be a five star weird romp. A new mother is alone a lot of the time, turning into a dog at night? Weird, provocative!

But, my actual enjoyment of this book was severely diminished because of the rampant animal cruelty. I also think that the actual messages and themes of the book were not sticking the landing with me because of how flippantly it treated some of the main characters actions as redeemable.

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sharmaynereads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Although I felt at times the narrator came across as obnoxious, I later began to think that it might have been the point. She’s unlikeable and likeable and interesting and boring all at the same time. Such is the condition of being a woman and a mother.
Loved the animalistic pride and ferocity imagined in her

transformations into a dog

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This is what it’s like in the mind of a woman and I felt grateful to be let in as well as proud to be recognised.

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