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A review by badseedgirl
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison
5.0
This is probably the best book I have read in 2017. That is a much more meaningful statement in Mid-October then say, Mid-March. I was mesmerized by the writing and the story to the point where I could not put the book down to do crazy things like sleep, eat, and bathe.
In tone, this book reminded me of [b:The Road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439197219s/6288.jpg|3355573]. It is told in first person journal, with third person narrative peppered throughout. Dark, and bleak, and with a sense of just how lonely the post-apocalyptic world could be.
This book falls squarely into the Neo feminism, or third wave feminism. This is probably best exampled by the creation and acceptance of "the hives" in the story. This will not be an acceptable book for the Sad/Rabid Puppy crowd.
I reconsidered. ThisIS the best book I have read in 2017.
In tone, this book reminded me of [b:The Road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439197219s/6288.jpg|3355573]. It is told in first person journal, with third person narrative peppered throughout. Dark, and bleak, and with a sense of just how lonely the post-apocalyptic world could be.
This book falls squarely into the Neo feminism, or third wave feminism. This is probably best exampled by the creation and acceptance of "the hives" in the story. This will not be an acceptable book for the Sad/Rabid Puppy crowd.
I reconsidered. This