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A review by m___p
A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk
5.0
Easily one of the best collections of essays I've read.
Early on, she writes of her anxiety leading up to childbirth, that no one will tell her exactly how painful it really is, and in what ways she should expect to be in pain. Later in the same essay, she describes her c-section in a handful of efficient lines that had me nauseous, literally writhing in horror of the bodily sensations she felt while awake for the operation. Throughout the entire collection she makes clear and visceral the pains, emotions and sensations of motherhood that are usually only vaguely refer to, which made this a deeply satisfying read. (Also, luckily, the c-section is the only really graphic part of the book).
Early on, she writes of her anxiety leading up to childbirth, that no one will tell her exactly how painful it really is, and in what ways she should expect to be in pain. Later in the same essay, she describes her c-section in a handful of efficient lines that had me nauseous, literally writhing in horror of the bodily sensations she felt while awake for the operation. Throughout the entire collection she makes clear and visceral the pains, emotions and sensations of motherhood that are usually only vaguely refer to, which made this a deeply satisfying read. (Also, luckily, the c-section is the only really graphic part of the book).