earthnsky 's review for:

The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A harrowing dystopian future where a pandemic wipes out women and children. It's tragic and harrowing to read. I couldn't put it down. Not for the faint of heart. The ending is touching, hopeful and poignant 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic