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mybooksandkidsbooks's review
4.0
My Body is a Big Fat Temple by Alena Dillon
I don’t think I’ve ever read a more honest and realistic take on pregnancy and motherhood! Alena Dillon starts off reluctant on becoming a mother and we watch her experiences through pregnancy, birth and the 4th trimester that is keeping a newborn alive.
I did not enjoy pregnancy at all. I was so sick and each pregnancy got worse. So I did appreciate that this book did not sugar coat anything! I know some people have wonderful pregnancies and I will forever be jealous of them. But this book tells all about each horrible symptom all the way through beginning of pregnancy to birth. Every gory detail. This would be a great book to read before you have kids and was great to read after!
This book is full of humour and love, a great read for anyone interested in parenthood or anyone already in it. Alena Dillon had me laughing out loud and wishing I was back in that phase of my life, even though it was so freaking hard while I was in it.
TW: Miscarriage, Postpartum Depression
Thank you to @alena.dillon and @letstalkbookspromo for my advanced copy! This book is out tomorrow!
I don’t think I’ve ever read a more honest and realistic take on pregnancy and motherhood! Alena Dillon starts off reluctant on becoming a mother and we watch her experiences through pregnancy, birth and the 4th trimester that is keeping a newborn alive.
I did not enjoy pregnancy at all. I was so sick and each pregnancy got worse. So I did appreciate that this book did not sugar coat anything! I know some people have wonderful pregnancies and I will forever be jealous of them. But this book tells all about each horrible symptom all the way through beginning of pregnancy to birth. Every gory detail. This would be a great book to read before you have kids and was great to read after!
This book is full of humour and love, a great read for anyone interested in parenthood or anyone already in it. Alena Dillon had me laughing out loud and wishing I was back in that phase of my life, even though it was so freaking hard while I was in it.
TW: Miscarriage, Postpartum Depression
Thank you to @alena.dillon and @letstalkbookspromo for my advanced copy! This book is out tomorrow!
lisam0183_bookworm's review
3.0
An honest opinion of what Dillon's pregnancy was like for her. Obviously every woman's pregnancy is different - some sail through it and some don't. It was a good read - I laughed, felt for her and agreed with her so many times throughout the book.
I think some women are not comfortable talking about different things that happen through pregnancy and after and on reading this they would probably sigh with relief to think it's not just them.
I think some women are not comfortable talking about different things that happen through pregnancy and after and on reading this they would probably sigh with relief to think it's not just them.
readalotwritealot's review
5.0
Over the last couple years Dillon has written two books that I adored, so when I learned she was writing a memoir I definitely wanted to read it. And I have to say it was everything I expected and yet nothing I expected.
Dillon’s memoir on pregnancy and motherhood went from painfully honest to hilariously funny much in the way actual pregnancy and motherhood can. It was the book I wished I’d had when I was pregnant but also might have been a little too real.
This collection of essays brought back a lot of memories for me and had me laughing and cringing along. And it was another favorite of mine. At this point I’m here for any genre Dillon wants to write
Dillon’s memoir on pregnancy and motherhood went from painfully honest to hilariously funny much in the way actual pregnancy and motherhood can. It was the book I wished I’d had when I was pregnant but also might have been a little too real.
This collection of essays brought back a lot of memories for me and had me laughing and cringing along. And it was another favorite of mine. At this point I’m here for any genre Dillon wants to write
literallybookedsolid's review
5.0
After I had my first child, I thought about writing a book entitled, “The S*** People Don’t Tell You About Being Pregnant.” Pregnancy was great, don’t get me wrong, but it was also really hard. And then having a kid? Goodness, that was even harder. Never have I doubted myself more than in my son’s first few months of life.
This is the book I wish I had when I was pregnant with my kids. It’s real, it’s frank and it’s not watered down. I related wholeheartedly to so many anecdotes. I went through the same naming conundrum when our first was a boy, instead of the girl I had hoped for (and already definitively had easily named). I remember the tough demands and isolation of breastfeeding, plus the horrific pain of mastitis. I too suffered the silent depths of postpartum depression.
This is the perfect book for a new mom or a newly pregnant friend. If only I had a book like this, I might not have struggled as I did with my first child. I might have felt better about asking for help. And I certainly would not have felt so alone.
Thank you to the author and Let's Talk Books for the gifted copy.
This is the book I wish I had when I was pregnant with my kids. It’s real, it’s frank and it’s not watered down. I related wholeheartedly to so many anecdotes. I went through the same naming conundrum when our first was a boy, instead of the girl I had hoped for (and already definitively had easily named). I remember the tough demands and isolation of breastfeeding, plus the horrific pain of mastitis. I too suffered the silent depths of postpartum depression.
This is the perfect book for a new mom or a newly pregnant friend. If only I had a book like this, I might not have struggled as I did with my first child. I might have felt better about asking for help. And I certainly would not have felt so alone.
Thank you to the author and Let's Talk Books for the gifted copy.
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