kricketa's review
4.0
First read, August 2007:
I love Finnamore's conversational and humorous tone. This might fall into a "chick-lit" (lord I hate that term) category but it's high quality. Follow up to "Otherwise Engaged."
Second read, August 2021:
This time I read "Zygote" right after finishing "Otherwise Engaged" and noticed something I did not before: that although all of the characters are essentially the same, they all have different names and in some cases the story is slightly tweaked- the narrator's father is a pastor-turned-bartender in both books, but in "Zygote" the accident that takes his life is different. The unfortunate affect was that I started treating the books like a "can you spot the differences between these pictures?" puzzle in Highlights For Children, which was a little distracting, but I still really enjoy Finnamore's writing, so I'll live.
I love Finnamore's conversational and humorous tone. This might fall into a "chick-lit" (lord I hate that term) category but it's high quality. Follow up to "Otherwise Engaged."
Second read, August 2021:
This time I read "Zygote" right after finishing "Otherwise Engaged" and noticed something I did not before: that although all of the characters are essentially the same, they all have different names and in some cases the story is slightly tweaked- the narrator's father is a pastor-turned-bartender in both books, but in "Zygote" the accident that takes his life is different. The unfortunate affect was that I started treating the books like a "can you spot the differences between these pictures?" puzzle in Highlights For Children, which was a little distracting, but I still really enjoy Finnamore's writing, so I'll live.
linneamarch's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. It was a funny, heart felt journey into a first time pregnancy. A great read for every woman during her first.
carka88's review against another edition
4.0
Glad I didn't read this when I was pregnant -- she really wanted a girl when she found out she was having a boy. I probably would have taken it as a sign and gotten depressed. It's also bittersweet, reading it and knowing that her next book is called Split.
emilyexley's review against another edition
4.0
Having just been pregnant myself , I could relate to a lot of what Finnamore had to say. Great, easy read - I loved her writing style. This book made me wish I had journaled/blogged more extensively during my pregnancy.
akuhlma03's review against another edition
4.0
This book was only 128 pages, so it was a very quick read. It is basically a diary written by a mother to her unborn child. It details all of the emotions the mother has while being pregnant from conception to birth.
celiaedf12's review
4.0
Jonniker recommended Suzanne Finnamore on her blog, and I trotted off to the library to explore. (I wanted to read her engagement/marriage novel prior to the pregnancy one, but Zygote Chronicles was on the shelves, so that's what I picked up).
I expected something a bit chick-littish, which this is definitely not - it's a small book, a diary of a pregnancy, and beautifully written. I felt completely caught up in that strange world of something coming to life inside you, and the oddness of it all. Oh, and it's terribly funny as well. Good stuff, and I'm looking forward to reading her other books.
I expected something a bit chick-littish, which this is definitely not - it's a small book, a diary of a pregnancy, and beautifully written. I felt completely caught up in that strange world of something coming to life inside you, and the oddness of it all. Oh, and it's terribly funny as well. Good stuff, and I'm looking forward to reading her other books.
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