A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel

A Guide to Being Born

Ramona Ausubel

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A Guide to Being Born is organized around the stages of life - love, conception, gestation, birth - and the transformations that happen as people experience deeply altering life events, falling in love, becoming parents, looking toward the end of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 468 reviews

Moods

emotional 68%
reflective 62%
challenging 31%
mysterious 31%
dark 28%
sad 18%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
lighthearted 9%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 43%
fast 31%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 28% | No: 19% | Yes: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 30% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 42% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 58% | N/A: 23% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 5%

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3.7

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