Review: Milktooth by Jaime Burnet
I do not know how I feel about this book. How can this book
be defined by star value? I am going to write out my typical review
format, and hope that it will help me decide.
SUMMARY:
Sorcha is in her early 30s. Apparently this is the time all women decide to make stupid decisions in order to have a baby before they become a spinster at 40. Idk man ask me in 7 years. Sorcha's stupid decision is named Chris.
Chris sucks, y'all. She is just all the signs of emotional abuse. It is like googling "Signs You Are In A Toxic Relationship." Her name will show up. But she is RICH! And when you are a lesbian who needs to pay to have a child, that is good enough reason to stay with someone.
Let it be known that these wild opinions are Sorcha's, not mine. She grew up in an abusive household then jumped straight into abusive relationships. Pour one out for Sorcha folks. And by one I mean a gallon of milk.
Anyway, Sorcha gets pregnant first try. She INSTANTLY is like. I have made a terrible decision. Chris takes her phone and she is like alright. Time to flee the country. Enter Scotland and Aunt Agnes.
MY THOUGHTS:
What did I think about this book. Um. I have spent a lot of time thinking about it. Yet I am left reeling a bit. I guess I will talk about the easy stuff first.
Ruth? That is my girl. Love her. Aunt Agnes as well. I want to be her when I grow up.
This book is very funny. Which is crazy because I also felt like I might cry several times.
Alright. Let's talk about Sorcha. Have you ever hated a character and then realized it is because you are afraid you might BE that character, if only a little? It is like hearing the villain of your story go "You and I are more alike than you realize." I am Luke Skywalker and I have seen my face in the mask and been shamed.
I think a lot of us can probably relate to Sorcha a bit. She is us if we made the worst choice in every bad situation. I kind of loved her, by the end. You just want her to be happy.
LET HER BE HAPPY. "Bakers don't wear rings." GOD. We were rooting for you, we were all rooting for you, how dare you?!
I think this book might be the best??? I don't know. It just made me feel so many feelings.
I love that this book is able to be like. Yeah, non-straight non-cis people are also just people. Like, that person sucks. That one is awesome. This other one is just kind of mid. So often in media writers are afraid to have their minority characters be less than perfect. This was just great. I look forward to seeing people write full on dissertation level essays about it. 4 hour youtube video essay when??
FINAL OPINION:
I think I am going to give this book 5 stars. Is it my favorite book of all time? No. Will I ever read it again? I don't know. I don't think so. But I also know I will gladly recommend it to people. I feel like this is a book you have to read at least once. I can easily see it becoming a classic. The writing is so beautiful. The feeling of reading it is so unique. I can see this being discussed in a classroom setting. And this is only her second book!!! I can't wait to read her first.
Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus Publishing for the ARC! All opinions are my own.
SUMMARY:
Sorcha is in her early 30s. Apparently this is the time all women decide to make stupid decisions in order to have a baby before they become a spinster at 40. Idk man ask me in 7 years. Sorcha's stupid decision is named Chris.
Chris sucks, y'all. She is just all the signs of emotional abuse. It is like googling "Signs You Are In A Toxic Relationship." Her name will show up. But she is RICH! And when you are a lesbian who needs to pay to have a child, that is good enough reason to stay with someone.
Let it be known that these wild opinions are Sorcha's, not mine. She grew up in an abusive household then jumped straight into abusive relationships. Pour one out for Sorcha folks. And by one I mean a gallon of milk.
Anyway, Sorcha gets pregnant first try. She INSTANTLY is like. I have made a terrible decision. Chris takes her phone and she is like alright. Time to flee the country. Enter Scotland and Aunt Agnes.
MY THOUGHTS:
What did I think about this book. Um. I have spent a lot of time thinking about it. Yet I am left reeling a bit. I guess I will talk about the easy stuff first.
Ruth? That is my girl. Love her. Aunt Agnes as well. I want to be her when I grow up.
This book is very funny. Which is crazy because I also felt like I might cry several times.
Alright. Let's talk about Sorcha. Have you ever hated a character and then realized it is because you are afraid you might BE that character, if only a little? It is like hearing the villain of your story go "You and I are more alike than you realize." I am Luke Skywalker and I have seen my face in the mask and been shamed.
I think a lot of us can probably relate to Sorcha a bit. She is us if we made the worst choice in every bad situation. I kind of loved her, by the end. You just want her to be happy.
LET HER BE HAPPY. "Bakers don't wear rings." GOD. We were rooting for you, we were all rooting for you, how dare you?!
I think this book might be the best??? I don't know. It just made me feel so many feelings.
I love that this book is able to be like. Yeah, non-straight non-cis people are also just people. Like, that person sucks. That one is awesome. This other one is just kind of mid. So often in media writers are afraid to have their minority characters be less than perfect. This was just great. I look forward to seeing people write full on dissertation level essays about it. 4 hour youtube video essay when??
FINAL OPINION:
I think I am going to give this book 5 stars. Is it my favorite book of all time? No. Will I ever read it again? I don't know. I don't think so. But I also know I will gladly recommend it to people. I feel like this is a book you have to read at least once. I can easily see it becoming a classic. The writing is so beautiful. The feeling of reading it is so unique. I can see this being discussed in a classroom setting. And this is only her second book!!! I can't wait to read her first.
Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus Publishing for the ARC! All opinions are my own.
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