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delaney253's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
4.25
shariolar's review
3.0
3,5⭐️
I loved reading about what experiences other moms had in their journey of becoming a mother and bringing another human being to the planet.
I loved reading about what experiences other moms had in their journey of becoming a mother and bringing another human being to the planet.
tessakris's review
3.0
3.5 stars. In some ways it was helpful for me to hear other people's stories, but it also made me feel nervous, too, to hear about things going wrong.
erincataldi's review
4.0
Every once in a while you read the right book at the right time. This was one of those books. I'm a first time mom and my daughter was born about three and a half months ago. Learning to be a mom was exciting and challenging - but nothing could have prepared me for the labor experience. Arrival Stories contains essays from women of all walks of life as they experience becoming moms. No two are the same. Some lost their babies, some had difficult pregnancies, some adopted, some conceived through IVF - all are candid about their experiences. It was heartening to read other experiences that were so similar and so different. My only "beef" is that many of the women in this collection are in a wealthier position than many Americans - making a few of the experiences nearly unrelatable. Other than that - I thoroughly enjoyed this collection.
smalltownbookmom's review
4.0
A great collection of personal birth stories from a variety of women. Gathered by Amy Schumer, this collection contains experiences from incredible women (some famous, some not) who share the ups and downs of their birth and post-partum stories. This collection just further reinforced for me how strong women are and just how varied every person's experience with motherhood truly is. Great on audio with a full cast of narrators and highly recommended!
larosareads's review
3.0
2.5 stars rounded up. I’m rounding up because all mothers deserve some love. This book just didn’t do it for me. The writing was basic, the stories shared were on a similar thread, and the lack of diverse experiences made this a mundane read.
moss_and_the_void's review
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
3.75
The book is good but there's definitely a lot of privilege laced throughout. It can feel a bit disconnected from the way the average person welcomes a new child.
mercenator's review
2.0
I wanted to love this book. Unfortunately, all of these stories are traumatic. As a doula, I get it—many pregnancies are really traumatic. I still feel that there should have been warnings, or the stories should be grouped by topic, maybe. Beyond that, a few other things: so many of these people had night nurses, and women are not the only bodies that can gestate.
If you want stories about birth and labor, as the women around you instead.
If you want stories about birth and labor, as the women around you instead.