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challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
As a Childless-Not-By-Choice woman, this book was triggering for me, experienced as a punch to the gut over and over again. So many ancestors of this one little girl . . . many with failed lives of their own, redeemed in the “long view” as ancestors with DNA flowing forward and shaping the future of humanity. The one out & out villain here chooses not to become an ancestor, discontinuing a pregnancy. The whole book seems to be rhetorical in structure, arguing for life (as a choice). But the author misses something huge, which is that not everyone has a choice about whether or not to become a parent. The language here is beautiful and I enjoyed the book’s episodic structure. But content-wise I felt devastated. Overlooked. Negated. For anyone
struggling with infertility, or sensitive about the subject of human reproduction—maybe do yourself a kindness and give this one a pass.
struggling with infertility, or sensitive about the subject of human reproduction—maybe do yourself a kindness and give this one a pass.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Minor: Abortion
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