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224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063283626
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Description
A lucid, genre-defying novel that explores the surreality of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood in a country in crisis.A novelist attempts to write a book about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, a mother and artist whose harrowing pregnanci...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 50%
dark 38%
challenging 36%
informative 20%
hopeful 16%
tense 13%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 32% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Pregnancy, BloodModerate
Abortion, Rape, Pandemic/EpidemicMinor
Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting
224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063283626
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Description
A lucid, genre-defying novel that explores the surreality of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood in a country in crisis.A novelist attempts to write a book about Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, a mother and artist whose harrowing pregnanci...
Community Reviews Summary of 126 reviews
Moods
reflective 84%
sad 50%
dark 38%
challenging 36%
informative 20%
hopeful 16%
tense 13%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 4%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 32% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, Pregnancy, BloodModerate
Abortion, Rape, Pandemic/EpidemicMinor
Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting