Reviews

What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by

findyourgoldenhour's review against another edition

3.0

Like any collection, some pieces are better than others. There were 5 star and 1 star essays, so I’m giving it a 3.

vi0letsunshine29's review against another edition

5.0

I thought every essay was beautiful in very unique ways and after reading one and then walking away from the book for awhile I found myself deeply remembering parts of each author’s essay. All the authors gave such vivid details about their relationships with their mothers and the ways it affected them that made me feel intensely for everyone involved. It will absolutely make you think deeply about your own relationship with your mother, I know it did for me. Be prepared to cry whether your relationship with your mother is the best, a complicated one, or just somewhere in between!

womaninread's review against another edition

5.0

I enjoyed this collection of essays far more than I thought I would. I genuinely enjoyed each essay and collectively came away with the thought of “mother’s are complex creatures who have lived a whole life outside of their kids and their kids may never know who that woman was”. As someone with a complicated relationship with my own mother, it was interesting to read others perspectives with mothers who are adored, despised, or somewhere in between.

moudi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

2.0

maria_elisabeth's review against another edition

3.0

3⭐ - it was enjoyable

Maybe it would work better if read in sections. I liked it, but wasn't amazing, got bored towards the end

heyviki's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

kennedydechant's review against another edition

5.0

Compilation of short stories, some of which were incredible.

lexi_stark's review against another edition

3.0

Good book. Don't have much to say, it was almost exactly what I was expecting. Child-mother relationships, with other's added in and how that affected these relationships. Nothing too groundbreaking, if the idea of this collection of essays intrests you, you will about like it as much as you think you will. Would recommend to nonfiction lovers, trauma dumpers, and others....not much to say.

judiiith_r's review against another edition

2.0

Podría haber sido un libro buenísimo. Creo que el problema, es el cómo te venden el libro. Los autores han contado en ensayos (algunos buenos otros muy mediocres) su vida y sus traumas. La “madre” muchas veces no es ni siquiera el tema principal.
Me da rabia que sea catalogado cómo un libro feminista, cuando no profundiza para nada en el tema. Algunos ensayos se limitan a culpar a las “madres” por no haber sido cómo deberían, sin intentar en pensar en el contexto en el que se encuentran, muchas veces en situación de maltrato por parte de padres o padrastros o simplemente relaciones abusivas y tóxicas normalizadas en la época. Evidentemente no han sido buenas madres, pero hubiese esperado una reflexión detrás de ello y lo único que he visto son reproches, poca empatía y poca inteligencia emocional.
Las dos estrellas son por algunos ensayos que sí me han gustado.
Ojalá alguien escriba un libro que de verdad hable sobre la relación madre/hija y sobre todas esas cosas que a veces no se hablan por miedo y por la generación que separa a la una de la otra.

erinseditions's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75