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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
3.5 star. Includes perfect passages and irritating moments.
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This started out a 5 star read for me, the writing was luxurious and funny in a dry way. It made me think about small moments in my own life in a more poetic and poignant way. I appreciated the honesty, the focus on a mother's experience, and the critique of the mystical quality of how we approach pregnancy, birth, and caring for a baby. The parts about identity loss and change were very resonant.
At some point, the author lost me. It might be because I broke my rule and did some research on the author midway through the book, I'm not sure. I started to feel disconnected from the author, maybe I started to feel like she thought she was better than everyone else? The writing began to feel repetitive and too loaded with metaphor and simile.
At some point, the author lost me. It might be because I broke my rule and did some research on the author midway through the book, I'm not sure. I started to feel disconnected from the author, maybe I started to feel like she thought she was better than everyone else? The writing began to feel repetitive and too loaded with metaphor and simile.
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Bits of the author’s thoughts around becoming a mother with her newborn. I have a feeling that most of newly moms would have similar feelings except they don’t have the time/energy/talent to write them down as the author did. Thus I like this book for this particular reason. As a women in her late 20s with occasional thoughts about having a kid someday, when I read the book, half of the time I was wondering if I would feel similarly when having a child, another half of the time I was wondering if my mom had similar feelings when she had me.
Sometimes the chapters were too long and too detailed, I don’t blame her as she is indeed a writer with a more extended observation and desire for expression. I enjoyed the book.
Sometimes the chapters were too long and too detailed, I don’t blame her as she is indeed a writer with a more extended observation and desire for expression. I enjoyed the book.
A phenomenal account of vulnerability. One of the best memoirs on motherhood I’ve read. I had one frustration and that was the amount of times Cusk used ‘presently’ to start a sentence.. but that’s not worth pulling a star because it’s truly a fantastic read. It certainly reads like a thriller too, as it says on the cover.
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
One of the best books I’ve ever read. Great writing and an important topic with a perspective that’s often overlooked.