Motherhood by Sheila Heti

Motherhood

Sheila Heti

284 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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From the author of How Should a Person Be? (“one of the most talked-about books of the year”—Time Magazine) and the New York Times Bestseller Women in Clothes comes a daring novel about whether to have children.In Motherhood, Sheila Heti asks what...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 5,293 reviews

Moods

reflective: 94%

emotional: 64%

challenging: 45%

inspiring: 19%

sad: 19%

hopeful: 18%

dark: 10%

informative: 9%

funny: 7%

tense: 6%

mysterious: 2%

relaxing: 2%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

12% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
1% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
10% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
21% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

64% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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