Reviews

The Nursery by Szilvia Molnar

elisanolasco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Very powerful, honest, heartbreaking, revealing. Made me scared for the future. Such a real portrayal of the paradox of early motherhood where you both love and resent your baby more than anything before. Losing yourself, your autonomy, privacy, simple moments of solitude, freedom. The effect on your romantic relationship, where you can’t just leave the dishes on the counter and go cuddle on the couch for fun. Both wanting to get away from the baby and feeling like you’re dying when they’re not around. Thoughts of harming them. The resentment mothers feel for how little changes for the father. Not recognizing your own body. Your body being feeling like a factory to feed another person. So much vulnerability, beautiful book. 

bukushelves's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

mjminkowich's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

kindwordsgoodbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.25

saritachr's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• 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

sarabovington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

this made me uncomfortable as hell
loved it

alexandra165's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

a novel about postpartum depression, about welcoming a child you wished you had kept inside for longer, about feeling lonely but yearning to be alone, about the truths that lie beneath the surface and the lies we convince ourselves to believe. 

jannythelibrarian's review against another edition

3.75

love the cover. postpartum depression no thank you but that's probably me. short ~200 pages.

luisagerdsmeyer's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

garrettolsen's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5