miayukino's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Always delightful to read Knisley’s work. I’ve been a fan since I was probably a bit young to read her work but I’m thankful to my mom for introducing me to her. Met her at a signing once (Dark Tower Comics), she drew me some sushi (so cool). I would’ve appreciated a nod of context to Black women’s influence on midwifery and the context of misogynoir in the creation of gynecology and I’m glad she included a detail about Black maternal mortality rates. All in all, a lovely blend of reproductive history and experience which felt like a reassuring hug after a fruitful venting session.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Vomit, Medical content, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cancer, Death, and Excrement
bi_n_large's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Death of parent
sarz's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Infertility
Minor: Abortion
sweeettea's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
4.0
I'm a big fan of Lucy Knisley so this was automatically going to be rated pretty high for me. Kid Gloves was informative, gave a surprisingly unbiased look on parenthood (especially considering she writes/draws memoirs), and did not at any point seem preachy like the reader should want kids or that it's a blessed experience having children. That being said I do wish that she wasn't quite so gendered, or at least brought up the fact that not all people who birth children are women. And while I love her work, I don't think Lucy does a great job acknowledging the fact that she is privileged (white, straight, grew up very financially stable).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Body horror
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