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conchfritters's review against another edition
4.0
a statement of fact: this is the second stillbirth memoir i’ve read in which an about 40 year-old woman carries past 40 weeks under the care of a midwife.
theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
hannahwohly's review against another edition
5.0
Such a devastating topic but such warm language that makes you never want to leave the world she's writing in. Seems entirely on purpose but still processing that
hyzenthlay76's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know what compels me to walk around in the somber shoes of others' sadness, but I thank honest and brave writers like Elizabeth McCracken for allowing me to do so. She grants us a window to look in on the devastating loss of her first child and share in the delicate rebuilding of hope that followed. I loved the chronology of the chapters, a pendulum swinging between the unknown and the inevitable.
amysbrittain's review against another edition
5.0
Heartbreaking, beautiful, agonizing, honest.
What can I say about this one? This is a memoir about losing a child. McCracken (The Giant's House) shows a combination of incredible pain and intense healing both in writing this book and in having another child. Heartwrenching.
What can I say about this one? This is a memoir about losing a child. McCracken (The Giant's House) shows a combination of incredible pain and intense healing both in writing this book and in having another child. Heartwrenching.
slimbay's review against another edition
4.0
All I have to say is I’m pretty sure if she had done her own reading of the other books I might have liked them better
an_enthusiastic_reader's review against another edition
4.0
So glad I read this book about a very sad event. It is handled with such an acute sense of loss and respect.
amy_in_alaska's review against another edition
4.0
It was sad, obviously, as it dealt with a stillbirth. I'd recommend it to anybody who has experienced stillbirth, to help them see that some of their "crazy" thoughts aren't crazy at all. And to anybody who knows somebody who has experienced stillbirth, to help them gain a better understanding of what the person is going through (with the caveat that all people experience grief differently, and some of the specifics of Ms. McCracken's feelings may not apply to everybody; but I think the overriding themes apply).