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sadiaa's review against another edition
2.5
- Exploration into postpartum depression, isolation and loneliness, unequal division of labour and the resentment comes with it.
- Sally rooney-esque where she doesn't use quotation marks when characters are speaking to each other
- The main character isn't named, only called the mother or nightbitch
- Weird tangents
- Not what I was expecting, not for me
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Blood, and Gaslighting
virgcole398's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
saramassoudi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Misogyny, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
lavieenrose's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
Minor: Excrement, Abandonment, and Alcohol
laurenmiller100's review against another edition
3.5
- Characters: 6
- Atmosphere/Setting: 7
- Writing Style: 8
- Plot: 7
- Intrigue: 6
- Logic/Relationships: 6
- Enjoyment: 5
This is a pretty weird book. I think it’s ideas paint motherhood in a really important way though and I found myself enjoying Nightbitch’s journey.
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
abicaro17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
izypup's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
“She likes the idea of being a dog, because she can bark and snarl and not have to justify it. She can run free if she wants. She can be a body and instinct and urge. She can be hunger and rage, thirst and fear, nothing more. She can revert to a pure, throbbing state.”
Really sums up the books purpose. I think it really exemplifies yearning. I also liked how the husband isn’t irredeemable nor the son. They’re both frustrating but with potential and the mom even discussed how she let them both get away with things (albeit out of exhaustion and not wanting to fight, etc.)
There is animal cruelty and one particularly graphic scene but there is a lot of lead up to that one. I saw someone else say call it shock value. I think it was pretty inevitable. She describes returning to base instincts at times-dog instincts- and licking her son clean, drinking from bowls, eating with her mouth, etc. she it seems obvious she would ‘hunt prey’. And there was so much foreshadowing to
The ending did fall flat for me which is mostly why it didn’t get 5 stars
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
evaaaarrrgghhh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Gaslighting
stomachpains's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting