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ljrinaldi 's review for:
He's Expecting Vol 1
by Eri Sakai
I almost didn’t pick up this advanced reader copy, because I thought it couldn’t possibly be sensitive about the subject, but that is exactly what it was. In a world of the near future, men in Japan get pregnant when they have sex, 10% of the time, instead of the woman. This has been happening, in this story, for about 10 years, but it is still rare.
So when Kentaro gets pregnant he thinks it would be just as easy to abort. But apparently there is no easy way to do this, so after some consideration, he decides to keep the baby, but change society by starting a cafe for men who have given birth or will do so. So that they don’t get stigmatized.
And in the story, women whose husbands get pregnant suddenly realize what morning sickness is really like.
It is funny, in bits, but quite thoughtful as well, and I enjoyed reading about this world that the author created.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out the 7th of November 2023.
So when Kentaro gets pregnant he thinks it would be just as easy to abort. But apparently there is no easy way to do this, so after some consideration, he decides to keep the baby, but change society by starting a cafe for men who have given birth or will do so. So that they don’t get stigmatized.
And in the story, women whose husbands get pregnant suddenly realize what morning sickness is really like.
It is funny, in bits, but quite thoughtful as well, and I enjoyed reading about this world that the author created.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out the 7th of November 2023.