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A review by jenniechantal
Reproduction by Ian Williams
2.0
2.5 stars
I really liked the first 1/3-1/2 of this book that focused mostly on Felicia/Edgar and baby Army, but around the point Army grew up it started to drag for me. In the end I forced myself to finish it, which I rarely do. If a book isn't working for me I put it down; there are so many other books to read! But I wanted something from the story and was obviously hoping I'd get it in the end.
Thinking about it now, a few days after finishing it, I realize that I became so annoyed and angry with the ways heteronormative gender shaped the relationships in this book. I mean, the men in this book...I wanted to get the hell away from all of them! They didn't change or grow, or learn to feel SOMETHING about their awful treatment of the women in their lives. I guess I got tired of how realistic it was and lost patience with these men. If there had been more of Felicia and Heather in the in the second half I think maybe the story wouldn't have gotten so bogged down for me.
I did love the different styles of story telling (except the last one with two conversations happening at once, that was AWFUL). And I think Williams is a very talented writer for being able to keep me invested in the characters despite hating most of them. I'm curious to see his future work but I won't be recommending this one.
I really liked the first 1/3-1/2 of this book that focused mostly on Felicia/Edgar and baby Army, but around the point Army grew up it started to drag for me. In the end I forced myself to finish it, which I rarely do. If a book isn't working for me I put it down; there are so many other books to read! But I wanted something from the story and was obviously hoping I'd get it in the end.
Thinking about it now, a few days after finishing it, I realize that I became so annoyed and angry with the ways heteronormative gender shaped the relationships in this book. I mean, the men in this book...I wanted to get the hell away from all of them! They didn't change or grow, or learn to feel SOMETHING about their awful treatment of the women in their lives. I guess I got tired of how realistic it was and lost patience with these men. If there had been more of Felicia and Heather in the in the second half I think maybe the story wouldn't have gotten so bogged down for me.
I did love the different styles of story telling (except the last one with two conversations happening at once, that was AWFUL). And I think Williams is a very talented writer for being able to keep me invested in the characters despite hating most of them. I'm curious to see his future work but I won't be recommending this one.