mmetonymy's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book, I loved everything about this book, this book made me want to go home and live in an outport and die there.
isamulti's review
2.0
Un livre plutôt ennuyant à l'écriture inégale. La premisse était intéressante mais la livraison rate la cible. J'aurais aimé creuser plus profondément les personnages dont celui de Trish qui était le plus intéressant.
Le style de narration était original mais j'ai eu du mal à suivre sans dialogues évidents, avec les changements de point de vue en passant par celui de Marthe à celui de la narratrice? Ce n'était pas toujours clair.
Le sujet important du droit à l'avortement et la liberté des femmes, voire la cause du féminisme et de liberté de corps se trouve perdu dans l'histoire de Marthe un personnage à peu de reliefs.
Le style de narration était original mais j'ai eu du mal à suivre sans dialogues évidents, avec les changements de point de vue en passant par celui de Marthe à celui de la narratrice? Ce n'était pas toujours clair.
Le sujet important du droit à l'avortement et la liberté des femmes, voire la cause du féminisme et de liberté de corps se trouve perdu dans l'histoire de Marthe un personnage à peu de reliefs.
nebulous40's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mactammonty's review against another edition
slow-paced
I thought that this book was going to go somewhere. Like Jane it did not want to do more than talk. I gave up at 31%.
marin_beck's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
isirla's review against another edition
1.5
I really thought this book would dig deep into the underground abortion movement where Martha the protagonist once existed and how she dealt with the responsibilities of being a part of the movement and that world. But instead, this was mostly about a woman moving away from her place to join this group of women, her going out and having a lot of reflective moments, and a bit of feverish dreaming thrown in. But mostly it was about her trying to keep herself busy "before the work began". At 81% of the audiobook, we FINALLY see an abortion and Martha being there to observe and assist if needed. There was no preparing for the group to become "Jane", no rallying cries, no protests - nothing of the sort. What this mostly was was an exploration of Martha and her thoughts about her life in general and how she just wanted to do something meaningful with her life. A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT OF A BOOK.