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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
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I enjoyed the book, Jennifer Worth is a terrific storyteller, but felt the title was misleading which disappointed me. It is essentially three stories in one book, only the first of which (which again, while fascinating) covers the topic of workhouses at length. I think if you've watched the TV show you'd love this, but if like myself you're more interested in the social history it touches on it may not be the best read.
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Moderate: Incest, Forced institutionalization
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Graphic: Child death, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
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Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism
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I listened to this one. I thought it would be stories not covered in the tv show, but it covers the same stories. But it included a lot more details. It is such a good story, book AND show!
I love this series both in print and on film. I remember some of the episodes that mentioned the workhouses, but this book enlightened me to no end. The stories about Jane, Peggy and Frank, and Mr. Collett particularity touched me. I found myself laughing, crying and seething with Jenny. My reservations with the first book in this series were resolved, the transitions between chapters were much better. However, I did find passages that I felt like I had read in the last book verbatim. I guess they are necessary to job the memory, but I did not need the repetition. It saddens me that there is only one more book in this series, but at least I have the series to look forward to and the other remaining books my Ms. Worth. I've never enjoyed biography so much.
I've enjoyed the first book in the series, [b: Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s|1197423|Call the Midwife A True Story of the East End in the 1950s|Jennifer Worth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388311251l/1197423._SX50_.jpg|6292672], and the television adaption so I did enjoy this book. If you've seen the television adaption, none of the stories in this are new and at times, it can feel a bit familiar and repetitive.
My main problem is that some parts of the book felt like Worth embellished parts of the story. She writes of an individual's childhood and early history complete with dialogue. It's certainly possible that the individuals in question told Worth all of these things but it felt like a novel at times. This is all to say, I felt that the first part of the book was the weakest in comparison to the other two.
I do plan on reading the final book in the series as I do enjoy Worth's writing.
My main problem is that some parts of the book felt like Worth embellished parts of the story. She writes of an individual's childhood and early history complete with dialogue. It's certainly possible that the individuals in question told Worth all of these things but it felt like a novel at times. This is all to say, I felt that the first part of the book was the weakest in comparison to the other two.
I do plan on reading the final book in the series as I do enjoy Worth's writing.
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