Reviews

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

abigailwillshee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kassabitte's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

A reflective look on the decision of motherhood - many passages struck a chord, others felt random, but over all I got a lot from reading this as someone grappling with this decision myself.
There was a lot of random focus on the protagonist's partner which was my least favorite parts. In it's defense, at the end somehow it did make some sense.

lilibuus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I think this was just not my cup of tea, all this heavy introspection. Happy to have finished it though; the final 30% was quite good. 

ob_ledbetter's review against another edition

4.0

How on earth to rate this… parts of this book made me want to throw something across the room due to their seeming self-absorption, but they only got to me because they so closely mirrored my own compulsive inner thoughts. There are several lines in here that will stick with me forever and ever. It was a slow, pretentious start… but it was was exactly what I needed. 4.5 ⭐️

I should also clarify that this book is not so much about motherhood as NOT choosing motherhood, although Sheila would hate my exact language there.

milemorozin's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

3.0

jkerns10's review against another edition

inspiring

5.0

I loved this book so much

isabellediggle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

3.75

"Overwhelmed" is my initial thought. There is so much I loved and I so much I hated, this really made me interrogate my own thoughts and emotions around motherhood. This book would be difficult to categorise and I enjoyed the different narrative styles. I want to flip some coins now.

sophlovesbooks41's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

nith's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

bronsai's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5