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A review by andintothetrees
The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir by Kirsty Logan
3.0
There were some very good aspects of this book - it has an amazingly vivid description of birth, and I hadn't read such a realistic depiction of prenatal miscarriage anxiety before.
Personally however I found it hard to get on with the writing style - the book is written entirely in the 2nd person, and no-one has a name, it's just "your partner", "your friend" etc.. The baby is just that, "the baby", even after the birth, and is referred to as "it" rather than he/she/them. Other people have enjoyed the style though so this really is just personal preference.
Personally however I found it hard to get on with the writing style - the book is written entirely in the 2nd person, and no-one has a name, it's just "your partner", "your friend" etc.. The baby is just that, "the baby", even after the birth, and is referred to as "it" rather than he/she/them. Other people have enjoyed the style though so this really is just personal preference.