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bookph1le's review against another edition
3.0
There is a lot I like about this story. I think we need more honest depictions of pregnancy and childbirth, and I definitely appreciated this aspect. I also found the mother/daughter story compelling.
However, the lack of quotation marks is so irritating to me. Why does literary fiction do this? When did punctuation become the enemy? I find this such an affectation, and what's worse, I think it deters from the narrative because it introduces so much confusion, since it sometimes isn't obvious what parts of a paragraph are dialog and what parts aren't. If I never again see literary authors skipping the quotation marks, it'll be too soon.
However, the lack of quotation marks is so irritating to me. Why does literary fiction do this? When did punctuation become the enemy? I find this such an affectation, and what's worse, I think it deters from the narrative because it introduces so much confusion, since it sometimes isn't obvious what parts of a paragraph are dialog and what parts aren't. If I never again see literary authors skipping the quotation marks, it'll be too soon.
laurendwyer31's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
debthebee's review
5.0
The experience of giving birth
CW: mental illness, suicide.
Plot: We are brought along to witness a difficult birth and the fist days of motherhood with the burden of sadness and fears from mental illness, and suicide trauma.
Likes: I haven't given birth, but the description of being stripped of your humanity and disassociating from it seems quite real. I didn't expect any story to bring me so close to the experiences of giving birth and early motherhood.
Dislikes: None
Audience: Maybe those who are interested in how mental illness affacts a person and their family? It's difficult to tell who could be interested in these kind of storied, even though they'd be an educational read for just about anyone.
Rating: 5/5 stars, I loved it and I wouldn't change anything about it.
CW: mental illness, suicide.
Plot: We are brought along to witness a difficult birth and the fist days of motherhood with the burden of sadness and fears from mental illness, and suicide trauma.
Likes: I haven't given birth, but the description of being stripped of your humanity and disassociating from it seems quite real. I didn't expect any story to bring me so close to the experiences of giving birth and early motherhood.
Dislikes: None
Audience: Maybe those who are interested in how mental illness affacts a person and their family? It's difficult to tell who could be interested in these kind of storied, even though they'd be an educational read for just about anyone.
Rating: 5/5 stars, I loved it and I wouldn't change anything about it.
bouncy_knight_reads's review
Reasons numbers i^2 i will not be pregnant in this lifetime
sarah_seelbaugh's review
4.0
I felt this more than u know. I had a C-section with both my kids. It hit home.
kat5zing's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely doesn’t inspire me to ever give birth... though is probably one of the most honest portrayals of childbirth from what I’ve been told by true friends.
libertyclaydon's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
mnboyer's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Placenta previa -- my mother went through this with me, so the fact that it appeared in this story was interesting to me, and definitely made me more interested in this soon-to-be-mother's agony. Motherhood is tough. But there are secrets here (one in particular) that is going to eat away at this mom.
I was so tense when the baby was having trouble nursing that I couldn't even get comfortable! Phew. Again, motherhood is tough!!
I was so tense when the baby was having trouble nursing that I couldn't even get comfortable! Phew. Again, motherhood is tough!!
tsquare345's review
4.0
Grief is a weird monster; sometimes it slumbers or perhaps it's hibernating, and then it comes crashing through your carefully crafted world.
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