Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

The disjointed nature made it hard to read. I suppose that was the point. I think the style was meant to bring understanding closer but all I felt was alienated. The book made me feel unsettled. Maybe that was the point. 

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0


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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

[This book was gifted to me by Counter Point Press] 

This is quite the emotional story. It follows Belc, a trans masculine nonbinary person, who carries one of his own children.  Belc takes us through his life, relationships, pregnancy and journey as a parents in a very vulnurable way. It's told in a very fragmented way, and we move around in time a lot. Often he writes directly to "you", but who "you" is seems to change. This took me a while to get used to, but I also found it to be so effective. 

I'm grateful to Belc for sharing his story so openly. It's rare to see stories of trans people going through pregnancy. I loved seeing how he found himself through this journey and in parenthood. Absolutely wonderful. 

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