halli’s Reviews > Nightbitch > Status Update
halli
is 22% done
"I feel as though societal norms, gendered expectations, and the infuriating bluntness of biology have forced me to become this person even though I’m having a hard time parsing how, precisely, I arrived at this place. I am angry all the time."
this book is making my fear of motherhood a million times stronger. so grotesque yet i CANNOT look away
— Jun 19, 2026 02:08PM
this book is making my fear of motherhood a million times stronger. so grotesque yet i CANNOT look away
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halli
is 67% done
"It was either blasting the anger out or turning the anger in, and she wasn’t willing to keep it there any longer. She would not shred herself up inside, would not churn her guts to acid, would not grind her teeth in her sleep or cause her neck to go out, for the sake of being civil and mature and understanding and levelheaded."
— 3 hours, 37 min ago
halli
is 7% done
"He had a job. He made money. He was off on his work trips ... She stood with the babe in arms and watched him back the car from the driveway. Her undergraduate degree was from a prestigious university, better than the one he had attended. She held two master's degrees, whereas he held none. (She also held a baby.)"
oh i like this book already...
— Jun 10, 2026 12:04PM
oh i like this book already...

