Reviews

A Mouthful of Air by Amy Koppelman

obviouschild96's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

5.0

kpdoessomereading's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

k8iedid's review against another edition

5.0

WHOA. I have never read about a mother's experience with PPD. I felt like a tightrope artist navigating Koppelman's plot.

Curious side note: Koppelman gave us minor details about the decor of Julie's homes, yet was very specific about flooring - describing plaid carpet, cool marble and a wool sisel. I thought this was an interesting deliberate focus. Did anyone else notice this?

haylie47's review against another edition

3.0

what a beautifully written book about such a tragic thing. it was a little uncomfortable to read at times.

emmeme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Incest, Suicide attempt, and Child death

Minor: Child abuse and Body shaming

madiroo91's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

Another one of those books where I found out it was being made into a movie or show so I had to read it real quick....

HOLY
SHIT

I watched the trailer for the movie first and then got the book so I really didn't know what to fully expect. I've always said I will never have children and this book just further proved my point. I feel like I would probably be the same as Julie, the main character.

Amanda Seyfried plays Julie the main character and Finn Wittrock plays her husband Ethan. I am very curious to see how they are together on screen.

The book was very heavy so I'm sure the movie will be just as intense.

marisatn's review against another edition

4.0

Damn. This book was well written, very spare and devastating. You keep rooting for Julie, even as you watch her decline until the heartbreaking culmination.

kristenfh's review against another edition

3.0

I had to sit with this one for a few days before I could give a review. At first I didn’t like it, I didn’t like the third person perspective and I actually considered throwing in the towel. I stuck with it and I think I’m glad I did, lol! The topic of postpartum depression is not fun or lighthearted, but that’s ok, I tend to prefer books that deal with difficult subject matter, so that wasn’t an issue for me as it was for some other reviewers. My feelings on the book changes a lot after reading the afterward, by Adrienne Miller. She raised a lot of good points I hadn’t considered while reading the book. I still don’t think I would recommend this book, but I am glad I finished it because it did stick with me and make me think.

elldell64's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

alycat_21511's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0