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lindsmeg's review against another edition
5.0
Wow!
AMAZING short story! The best one out of the inheritance series. So raw, so real, so many emotions. You can feel her pain, her sadness her will to do what's best!
AMAZING short story! The best one out of the inheritance series. So raw, so real, so many emotions. You can feel her pain, her sadness her will to do what's best!
zebrakb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
whysochai's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shelbyshelbxo's review against another edition
4.0
This short story follows “you”. You’re rushed into an emergency C section and deliver a baby boy who is 4 weeks premature. You are taken to a hospital where your mother was brought after committing suicide, which makes your birth even more traumatic.
This short story brought back so many memories of birth for me, especially because it is written in the second person.
The immense trauma of birth, PPD, anxiety and worry that accompanies becoming a parent, the struggle to nurse. The first car ride home with a newborn.
It was emotional!!
This short story brought back so many memories of birth for me, especially because it is written in the second person.
The immense trauma of birth, PPD, anxiety and worry that accompanies becoming a parent, the struggle to nurse. The first car ride home with a newborn.
It was emotional!!
enygirl's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
bookph1le's review
3.0
There is a lot I like about this story. I think we need more honest depictions of pregnancy and childbirth, and I definitely appreciated this aspect. I also found the mother/daughter story compelling.
However, the lack of quotation marks is so irritating to me. Why does literary fiction do this? When did punctuation become the enemy? I find this such an affectation, and what's worse, I think it deters from the narrative because it introduces so much confusion, since it sometimes isn't obvious what parts of a paragraph are dialog and what parts aren't. If I never again see literary authors skipping the quotation marks, it'll be too soon.
However, the lack of quotation marks is so irritating to me. Why does literary fiction do this? When did punctuation become the enemy? I find this such an affectation, and what's worse, I think it deters from the narrative because it introduces so much confusion, since it sometimes isn't obvious what parts of a paragraph are dialog and what parts aren't. If I never again see literary authors skipping the quotation marks, it'll be too soon.