A review by celey
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Incredibly powerful near-future story about motherhood, love, desperation, surveillance, and who gets to decide what good parenting means. I sobbed at the end, and felt like I had been living along side Frida. I loved this book.
Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Self harm, and Physical abuse