Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Everything Under by Daisy Johnson

1 review

aeoliver's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

After reading Sisters, I was very excited for this book. I have mixed feelings. On one hand, the writing, the themes of language and origin, her brilliant transformation of Oedipus was all fantastic. 

However, I wasn’t satisfied by the ending of the Bonak storyline —

killing the Bonak

felt like an undeservingly easy ending when it’s clearly meant to represent a larger theme,

the power of fear and the way it follows you

.  I also had a lot of issues with the trans representation in Marcus, particularly coming from a cis author. Because of that, I can’t give this book a 4 or higher. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Deadnaming, Dementia, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide