Reviews

Avalanche: A Love Story by Julia Leigh

avadore's review against another edition

5.0

I saw Julia Leigh do a talk at the Sydney Writer's Festival and was spell bound by her. This book is layered and heavy and insightful. I don't know if I will have children but I am so thankful for this account of one potential aspect of what that journey might look like one day, and what challenges you can potentially face as a trade off for waiting as long as possible to decide.

wtb_michael's review against another edition

3.0

I'm a big fan of Julia Leigh's fiction, but I struggled a bit to engage with this short memoir detailing her experience with IVF. The writing is typically stylish and Leigh has bravely presented a very unfiltered view of her struggles through the process. I think my lack of interest in parenthood made it hard for me to feel very sympathetic or to really connect with Leigh's experiences. I'm sure there's an audience for whom this book will resonate a lot, but it's not me.

taphophile's review

5.0

5 points for the rawness and the honesty of this account.

brona's review

3.0

Writing a book about your experience with the IVF program comes with many emotional pitfalls and landmines. It crashes into the brick wall of other people's preconceived and often strongly held opinions.

The trick, obviously, is to connect emotionally to your reader very early on.

Full review here - http://bronasbooks.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/avalanche-by-julia-leigh.html