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A review by anni_banani
All My Mother's Lovers by Ilana Masad
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A fun and fast and good read.
I really enjoyed this and recommend it. I was surprised by how much of the book was just Queer Antics though also time for emotion. For something called literary fiction and about the sudden death of a parent, there was a lot of times I laughed out loud and the ending wasn’t so terribly tragic like I expect with literary fiction.
I enjoyed the methods of storytelling, back and forth between past and present. It would make a fun movie. I found all the characters relatable in some way. I was impressed by the fact I didn’t hate the MC. So often MC’s are oblivious or lost in self pity and while this character had both of those things a lot of the time, I was still rooting for her and believe she is trying. Though yes sometimes she annoyed me!
The emotional parallels between the MC and her mother was my favorite part of this book.
This lost .25 for perpetuating ideas of painful penetration for first heterosexual experience for women
I really enjoyed this and recommend it. I was surprised by how much of the book was just Queer Antics though also time for emotion. For something called literary fiction and about the sudden death of a parent, there was a lot of times I laughed out loud and the ending wasn’t so terribly tragic like I expect with literary fiction.
I enjoyed the methods of storytelling, back and forth between past and present. It would make a fun movie. I found all the characters relatable in some way. I was impressed by the fact I didn’t hate the MC. So often MC’s are oblivious or lost in self pity and while this character had both of those things a lot of the time, I was still rooting for her and believe she is trying. Though yes sometimes she annoyed me!
The emotional parallels between the MC and her mother was my favorite part of this book.
This lost .25 for perpetuating ideas of painful penetration for first heterosexual experience for women
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Car accident
Moderate: Transphobia and Lesbophobia