The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
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The School for Good Mothers
| Author(s) | Jessamine Chan |
|---|---|
| Published | January 4, 2022 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Genre(s) | Horror Speculative Fiction Science Fiction |
| Age group | Adult |
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan is an adult speculative science fiction horror novel, originally published on January 4, 2022.
Trigger Warnings
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- Abortion (mentioned)
- Addiction
- Affairs
- Alcohol
- Alcoholism
- Animal abuse (mentioned)
- Antisemitism (mentioned)
- Anxiety
- Asphyxiation (mentioned)
- Body dysmorphia
- Body horror
- Breakups
- Drugs
- Child abuse Many forms of child abuse appear in this novel, including: Abandonment, emotional abuse, emotional incest, extreme weight loss, neglect, parental kidnapping, and physical abuse.
- Colorism
- Corporal punishment of a child
- Cancer (lung (past), breast (past))
- Custody loss
- Death (parental, children, family members, and others)
- Depression (some postpartum)
- Divorce
- Domestic abuse (emotional)
- Drug addiction
- Bullying
- Eating disorders
- Emesis
- Emotional incest
- Fatphobia
- Fights
- Fire
- Generational trauma
- Gun violence (mentioned)
- Hearing loss
- Holocaust (mentioned)
- Homelessness (mentioned)
- Homophobia (challenged)/lesbophobia
- Insomnia
- Institutionalization
- Kidnapping
- Miscarriages (past)
- Mold
- Molestation
- Murder (mentioned)
- Naziism (mentioned)
- Nightmares
- Parenting-shaming
- Pedophilia
- Physical illness/conditions Broken bones, bronchitis, ear infection, head injury, influenza, Jaundice, and mastitis.
- Police brutality
- Poverty (mentioned)
- Pregnancy-related issues
- Racism (including systemic)
- Racial fetishization
- Racial violence
- Rape
- Relapse
- School shootings (mentioned)
- Self-harm
- Sex (most on-page/graphic)
- Sexism
- Sexual coercion
- Sexual misconduct
- Shock
- Starvation (hunger strike)
- Suicidal ideation
- Surgery (C-section/blood transfusion)
- Teen pregnancy
- Underage sex
- Victim-blaming language
- Violence
Representation
- Chinese main character
- Mental illness (depression/anxiety) main character
- Physical illness (childhood asthma) main character
- Black side characters
- Brown side characters
- Ethiopian side character
- Latina side characters
- Middle Eastern side character
- Mixed race side character (Chinese and white)
- MLM side characters
- WLW side characters
- Lesbian couple (off-page)
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