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OH ALSO can we talk about Natalie's relationship with her younger kids? Because it's pretty much a blinky neon sign advertising the author's failure to talk to any actual mothers of large families about what their lives are like.
OK, I have a lot of unhappy thoughts about this book and here is another one: very few tradwives have the degree of autonomy or the willingness to engage in outright deceit that CCB describes in this book.
So when those actual women reach the point where they're looking for an exit from their high-control religion and their destructive and unequal marriages, what influence will this book have on the way they are viewed and the paths open to them in a world with little firsthand knowledge of their experiences?
Surely it was not the author's goal to make it harder for those women to choose a different path -- one that does support their autonomy and facilitate honesty. And yet it's hard for me to imagine any other outcome.
I've been seeing vague references to people hating this book — and the ending — so I love the detailed blow-by-blow. And scathing book reviews are always more fun. And also, I didn't know that "hide spoiler" code existed. I'm definitely using that in every review I write, even if it isn't a real spoiler.
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May 09, 2026 03:09PM
OH ALSO can we talk about Natalie's relationship with her younger kids? Because it's pretty much a blinky neon sign advertising the author's failure to talk to any actual mothers of large families about what their lives are like.
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OK, I have a lot of unhappy thoughts about this book and here is another one: very few tradwives have the degree of autonomy or the willingness to engage in outright deceit that CCB describes in this book. So when those actual women reach the point where they're looking for an exit from their high-control religion and their destructive and unequal marriages, what influence will this book have on the way they are viewed and the paths open to them in a world with little firsthand knowledge of their experiences?
Surely it was not the author's goal to make it harder for those women to choose a different path -- one that does support their autonomy and facilitate honesty. And yet it's hard for me to imagine any other outcome.
I've been seeing vague references to people hating this book — and the ending — so I love the detailed blow-by-blow. And scathing book reviews are always more fun. And also, I didn't know that "hide spoiler" code existed. I'm definitely using that in every review I write, even if it isn't a real spoiler.
