Nightbitch: A Novel

I enjoyed it at first, but then it became irritating and dragged on and on. I probably would’ve liked it a lot more had it been shorter. I also disliked literally every single human being in this book. This one just wasn’t for me.

This was a completely novel premise and also surprised me to see how much I enjoyed it. Yoder uses just common nouns for the main characters, (mother, boy, husband) until Nightbitch appears. I have no idea whether that is capitalized [audiobook], but aside from the plethora of Jens, is there only other commonly used name. This seems to make the characters more relatable. And although obviously speculative fiction, since this mother sprouts hair and started turning into a dog, it is remarkably relatable. It even closes with an important message. I think anyone who has had a child (especially one that interrupted a career) or loved a dog would enjoy this.

Sometimes, to find out who you really are and to find true joy in your life, you have to stink and kill small animals and howl.

Wanted to play into the fantasy of it all