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The Fatherhood Mandate: A Coming of Age Dystopian Novel by M.E. Wright
challenging
emotional
reflective
4.0
The Fatherhood Mandate (The Unborn Child Protection Act) by M.E. Wright is a unique take on abortion laws and how much control the government has over your rights. Told from the father Sam Maxwell’s POV
This book takes place in 2028 in Wisconsin Sam Maxwell is finishing up his last year in college with a full tennis scholarship for Northwestern. His on/off girlfriend Riley is off again and he finds out that she is pregnant but not from her. He gets a call to come home after a government official shows up at his parent’s house to let him know that Riley is pregnant. He soon learns that because she is pregnant they are forced to have the baby and are mandated to the government pregnancy program. Their whole lives are now under the governments control and are closely monitored.
His whole life gets taken from him they take his license, passport, he gets an ankle monitor, no longer allowed to drink, he loses his scholarship, and forced to move in with Riley. Sam’s license has been taken and he is given a provisional one. They have to sign up for mandatory classes all through their pregnancy together and alone. When it’s found out that he’s been to a bar 3 times he gets arrested and faces prison 2 years for every visit to the bar or face a pregnancy simulation. Riley is forced to carry the baby to term if she gets an abortion they face murder charges, if she miscarries they can face murder charges.
This book was tough to read and the ending was nothing I expected. This book made me really think about what and how our lives would really like if the government stepped in and took over without consent. I know we know what’s it’s like for the mothers but this was a unique take from the father’s POV. I enjoyed this book it made me think, it made me mad, sad, and annoyed. Thank you to Story Origin for letting me listen to this audio to review for my honest thoughts and opinions. This book was a nice change from what I usually read.
This book takes place in 2028 in Wisconsin Sam Maxwell is finishing up his last year in college with a full tennis scholarship for Northwestern. His on/off girlfriend Riley is off again and he finds out that she is pregnant but not from her. He gets a call to come home after a government official shows up at his parent’s house to let him know that Riley is pregnant. He soon learns that because she is pregnant they are forced to have the baby and are mandated to the government pregnancy program. Their whole lives are now under the governments control and are closely monitored.
His whole life gets taken from him they take his license, passport, he gets an ankle monitor, no longer allowed to drink, he loses his scholarship, and forced to move in with Riley. Sam’s license has been taken and he is given a provisional one. They have to sign up for mandatory classes all through their pregnancy together and alone. When it’s found out that he’s been to a bar 3 times he gets arrested and faces prison 2 years for every visit to the bar or face a pregnancy simulation. Riley is forced to carry the baby to term if she gets an abortion they face murder charges, if she miscarries they can face murder charges.
This book was tough to read and the ending was nothing I expected. This book made me really think about what and how our lives would really like if the government stepped in and took over without consent. I know we know what’s it’s like for the mothers but this was a unique take from the father’s POV. I enjoyed this book it made me think, it made me mad, sad, and annoyed. Thank you to Story Origin for letting me listen to this audio to review for my honest thoughts and opinions. This book was a nice change from what I usually read.