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karma_narwhal's review against another edition
5.0
Ack! So good yet again! It was great to read the differences between the show and the memoirs. What was different, and what was exactly the same!
mpapomeroy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
tsemoana's review against another edition
3.0
For the whole trilogy:
Interesting reads. I liked getting to see what life was like back then in that part of London. The writing, however, didn't really agree with me. Too many times it felt forced and pompous.
I had seen the tv series before reading the books, as well. So I kept having the tv-version of people and events in my head. Overall, I like the tv-version better.
Interesting reads. I liked getting to see what life was like back then in that part of London. The writing, however, didn't really agree with me. Too many times it felt forced and pompous.
I had seen the tv series before reading the books, as well. So I kept having the tv-version of people and events in my head. Overall, I like the tv-version better.
lcolium's review against another edition
5.0
This was my favorite of the three but oh man is the chapter about illegal abortions enough to make anyone’s insides clench
heidihaverkamp's review against another edition
5.0
I was haunted by this book's narrative about the once, widespread killer tuberculosis for days... All those years of the little prick tests on my arm suddenly were put in a different light. I liked this book maybe even better than the first in the series. Worth has really settled into her writing style and the personalities shine. Best bits: the wooing of Chummy, the ship's woman, the baby born in a cloud of soot, her frank discussion of abortion and infanticide, and then the great changes to the East End in the 1960s.
therealkathryn's review against another edition
4.0
Worth expands on her fellow midwives in this third book, as well as the East End. The subtitle, Farewell to the East End, refers less to her and more to Nonnatus House in general. One of the most surprising statistics was that midwives delivered 80 to 100 babies each month in the 1950s but that dropped to a handful in the 1960s, primarily because of birth control. Worth details a number of other things that changed poverty in Britain during that time period (some for the better, some not) but I hadn't considered what an impact birth control had in changing families themselves.
Because the first in the series felt like the most autobiographical and less speculative on others' lives (as is common in biographies), I enjoyed that the most but all of these were strong books and worth reading.
Because the first in the series felt like the most autobiographical and less speculative on others' lives (as is common in biographies), I enjoyed that the most but all of these were strong books and worth reading.
beccadavies's review against another edition
4.0
While I still enjoyed this final book, I felt it lacked some of the charm the first two had. There was less of Jenny and more heartbreaking stories than heart-felt. Nonetheless, I would still reccommend this book to anyone interested in this time era. How people used to live is fascinating and Worth's writing draws you in.
teravannoy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content and Confinement
Minor: War, Terminal illness, and Incest