So, I wasn't a paid subscriber when this issue was published, but I recently read The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan recently, and felt the need to share here. It was such a TOUGH read. Just page after torturous page of moms going through hell to be reunited with their children. You do not need to be a mom to be torn apart by this book. I'm not, and it made me so emotional. I don't know if you ever read Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill, but it gave me similar feelings of helplessness and desperation on behalf of the characters. I wouldn't want to reread either book, but both impacted me significantly.
Literally reading it right now! It's my IRL book club's July pick and everyone has been saying the same things like, would have put it down if it wasn't a book club read. I'm about 1/3 through and it just started to get super weird (the dolls... IYKYK) I have a feeling it gets even wilder from here. I'm sure there's another book hangover in our futures lol
That's wild! I read it solo, but would have loved to discuss my feelings about it with someone. I have many thoughts about it, and most of them are WTF-adjacent lol
So, I wasn't a paid subscriber when this issue was published, but I recently read The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan recently, and felt the need to share here. It was such a TOUGH read. Just page after torturous page of moms going through hell to be reunited with their children. You do not need to be a mom to be torn apart by this book. I'm not, and it made me so emotional. I don't know if you ever read Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill, but it gave me similar feelings of helplessness and desperation on behalf of the characters. I wouldn't want to reread either book, but both impacted me significantly.
Literally reading it right now! It's my IRL book club's July pick and everyone has been saying the same things like, would have put it down if it wasn't a book club read. I'm about 1/3 through and it just started to get super weird (the dolls... IYKYK) I have a feeling it gets even wilder from here. I'm sure there's another book hangover in our futures lol
That's wild! I read it solo, but would have loved to discuss my feelings about it with someone. I have many thoughts about it, and most of them are WTF-adjacent lol
Babel is part of this year's Tournament of Books which kicks off tomorrow! https://themorningnews.org/article/the-2023-tournament-of-books-shortlist-and-judges
Looking forward to hearing others break down this book (and others) as well since it's on my to read list.
Oh cool!!! So many good books on this list, and some I've had my eye on