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henriettaenam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, and Stalking
nee_shelf's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Pregnancy and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
kunny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
It felt like sipping freshly brewed green tea while feeling the sun warming your skin on a light summer morning.
Even though it was not explicitly stated, Natsu is very much asexual coded. It was the first time I had ever read such a good presentation of the way I felt about sex, womanhood and the expectations of life around you.
It gave me hope to grow with my asexuality, instead of standing awkwardly next to it, being scared all the while I didn't know how I could manage it and expect someone to love me.
Don't get me wrong though, this book is not about romantic love. It instead represents female friendships and even grief in a very respectful and connecting way.
It explores motherhood and sperm donation in a deep manner, showing us the struggling,as well as the success moments, which I very much appreciated.
It is, overall, a 5.00 for me, just because I can't rate it higher.
Graphic: Death of parent and Pregnancy
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, and Dysphoria
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Abandonment
provo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I found a lot of the thoughts very interesting, though as an European non-binary person with no wish for children i could only relate so far.
What I really liked was how many different (heterosexual cis) women with very diverse views on womanhood and motherhood were represented.
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Pedophilia
bookshelfofbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
first off, I FRIGGIN LOVED THIS BOOK. so so important and so relevant and so relatable!!!! I have soooo many tabs in this book of bits I loved and thought were so important (there’s a section where they discuss the irrelevance of men in a women’s household and my god am i LIVING for it lmao). it brings up so many important topics that we face in society and it really puts things into perspective on the variability of childbirth, motherhood and single parenting. i really have so much love for this book, it’s unreal.
i had *one* problem with it which brings it down a star and that was a weird passage in the first half of the book. we see Natsume and her sister Makiko in a bath house and there seems to be a male and female sat near them and Natsume goes on a tangent on how men cannot be in the women’s bathing section. BUT it turns out that the ‘male’ in question is in fact a trans woman and Natsume can’t seem to wrap her head around that and it seems quite transphobic to me. I’m not sure if this was miscommunication thing because obviously this book has been translated from Japanese to English but either way, I think it’s important to be aware of this misgendering section in the book.
Overall I really really enjoyed this book and really recommend it to anyone who asks for a book rec!! i have no clue what genre to put this in as it’s not really a romance and i don’t even know if i’d say it was a coming-of-age book, maybe feminist lit?? either way, you should read this asap <3
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent