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jentidders's review against another edition
3.0
This is a beautifully written and translated memoir of a pregnancy and birth, by the Peruvian-born and Spanish-resident journalist, Gabriela Wiener.
When she becomes unexpectedly pregnant, despite it being poor timing, she and her partner decide to keep the baby, and she begins writing about her pre-partum feelings and experiences, the rollercoaster of emotions and the multitude of logistical challenges new parents have to deal with.
This is a guts-and-all account of impending motherhood, including all of the doubts and fears, all the gross bodily changes, and the sometimes horrendous experiences at the hands of health care professionals, as well of course as the excitement and joy of bringing a child into the world.
I am not a mother nor planning to become one as I've just never experienced maternal urges, but this was a fascinating and engrossing book taking a very woman-centric, honest look at pregnancy, and thanks to the writing and translation it was an absolutely pleasure to read.
When she becomes unexpectedly pregnant, despite it being poor timing, she and her partner decide to keep the baby, and she begins writing about her pre-partum feelings and experiences, the rollercoaster of emotions and the multitude of logistical challenges new parents have to deal with.
This is a guts-and-all account of impending motherhood, including all of the doubts and fears, all the gross bodily changes, and the sometimes horrendous experiences at the hands of health care professionals, as well of course as the excitement and joy of bringing a child into the world.
I am not a mother nor planning to become one as I've just never experienced maternal urges, but this was a fascinating and engrossing book taking a very woman-centric, honest look at pregnancy, and thanks to the writing and translation it was an absolutely pleasure to read.
soy_sputnik's review against another edition
4.0
De forma divertida y despreocupada, Gabriela Wiener ensaya usando como herramienta la idea de "diario de maternidad" sobre su experiencia al empezar su embarazo. Sin idealizar ninguna de sus emociones y de hecho tratando de ser lo más cercana posible al desagrado que puede causar estar embarazada, la autora nos cuenta su vida como migrante peruana en España a la par de sus aprendizajes sobre su cuerpo y la vida que se está formando en su interior. Me fascina la manera que tiene Wiener de lograr encontrar reflexiones graciosas y a la vez muy intensas sobre la vida humana de tal manera que leerla es muy sencillo y gratificante. Aún con todas sus advertencias de la maternidad terminas empatizando e imaginando que quizás podrías lanzarte a la tarea. Creo que quiero mucho a Wiener y no la conozco, me gusta esa sensación.
joja_zch's review against another edition
emotional
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lighthearted
reflective
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5.0
Me encantó. La prosa simple, pero “in your face” de Gabriela Wiener es orito. Nadie como ella para pintarte la realidad de SU embarazo: particular, único, irreverente, como ella misma 🫶🏼