Off to a slow start. Should i stay with it? I have loved other books by Geraldine Brooks. Maybe I'm just turned off by the initial character losing their mother on the first page. Why do so many mothers have to die for the sake of character development? #tiredtropes
tpixie Yes exactly! Every Disney story every child adventure story requires a dead mother iit seems !!!????!! 5y
canbku @tpixie really turning into a pet peeve! 5y
tpixie @canbku yes!! Unfortunately we better brush it off because I don‘t think it‘s going to change anytime soon! 5y
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tpixie I guess tragedy leads to adventure and growth??? what could be worse than a dead mother? 5y
GHABI4ROSES Well, that explains why my four “Babies“ are so overprotective and paranoid! Maybe I should have let them have TV! 5y
canbku @tpixie i just wish it wasnt always women who had to be the victim of someone else's character development! 😝 5y
canbku @GHABI4ROSES you need someone to be protective of you! Writers aren't, haha 5y
GHABI4ROSES @canbku I definitely prefer the kids‘ protectiveness, they are something fierce💪🏾 5y
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