Motherhood Is Messy: Books That Tell Some Truth (26 books)

Don't put What to Expect When You're Expecting, or any book by a Sears family member on this list. This is a list for people (not just women, but anyone connected with birth and parenting) who want to know more about the messy reality of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood--the parts that don't get covered in polite conversation.

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1	The Covert Buccaneer by S. Lucia Kanter St. Amour (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 1,299, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Moms Get Mad by S. Lucia Kanter St. Amour (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes by Emily Kasriel (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters 3.92 avg rating — 92,335 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women by Lyz Lenz (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 676 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Momma Cusses by Gwenna Laithland (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 2,226 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	How Not to Damage Your ADHD Adolescent: Instead, Coach Them Through Their Turbulent Teens to Win at Life by Sarah Templeton (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Apparently: This Is What Parenting Feels Like by Sue Dvorak 4.83 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 4.43 avg rating — 1,477,255 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 26,143 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	I Cannot Control Everything Forever: A Memoir of Motherhood, Science, and Art by Emily C. Bloom 4.09 avg rating — 499 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Friends with Secrets by Christine Gunderson (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 29,871 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 86,801 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Mommy Group: Freaking Out, Finding Friends, and Surviving the Happiest Time of Our Lives by Elizabeth Isadora Gold (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 189 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom by Nancy Reddy (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 1,640 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Bridesmaid's Daughter: From Grace Kelly's Wedding to a Women's Shelter - Searching for the Truth About My Mother by Nyna Giles (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 694 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Body Full of Stars: Female Rage and My Passage into Motherhood by Molly Caro May 3.89 avg rating — 589 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Bridesmaid's Daughter: From Grace Kelly's wedding to a homeless shelter - searching for the truth about my mother by Nyna Giles (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Things That Helped: Essays by Jessica Friedmann 4.13 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Adrienne Rich 4.23 avg rating — 2,831 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,355,104 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,553 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,473 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 60,235 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Mother's Tongue by Heid E. Erdrich (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Blue Jay's Dance: A Birth Year by Louise Erdrich 3.91 avg rating — 1,776 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars