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arantzazureads's review against another edition
Library loan got returned while I was in the middle of a poetry section that wasn’t as engaging so I called it. But really liked it tonally otherwise, an interesting experiment. On a micro language level, beautiful and crazy in a beautiful way, but on a macro structural level a bit much, crazy in a disconnected and overwhelming way (though very, very possible I didn’t give it enough of a chance to see it pull together). Honestly, maybe I just don’t care that much about pregnancy and kids. I think this would feel so much more special to someone who had different life experiences.
juso80's review against another edition
2.0
Jeg kan som mor sagtens genkende nogle af de tanker og følelser, der præsenteres i bogen. Bogens format er dog for rodet og lidt for prætentiøst efter min smag. Er med på, at bogen viser en fødselsdepresssion indefra, hvilket nok gør, at dele af bogen bliver for ekstrem og traurig og forhåbentlig kun repræsenterer et mindre udsnit af nybagte mødre. Var nødt til at læse bogen i mindre bidder og med længere pauser undervejs pga formatet og den traurige tone hele vejen igennem bogen.
galaheadh's review against another edition
interesting and inventive, funny and mind-widening - i loved the employees and like this one too
lotten's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
jackalop3's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
laura_peaches's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
mzgreads's review against another edition
1.0
tedious drivel. had nothing remotely interesting or insightful to say about motherhood, the work of being pregnant and giving birth, or relations between men and women as parents. hated how it misunderstood marx too. also found it deeply telling how often it implicitly asserted "this is a bad book" lmao. you said it not me! but i'll repeat it: worst book i've read this year
rk162619's review against another edition
4.0
In the same family as a ghost in the throat, memoir/lyrical essay about mothering, body horror of pregnancy and nursing, humanity and wholeness alongside parenthood and the ultimate absorption into another being, the inherent (primal) unfairness of parenthood in patriarchy. The red room of the body. These are worthwhile paths to walk. I want to hear many people conceptualize themselves through the drastic adjustment to pregnancy and delivery and motherhood. I especially want to hear about it from writers, who become themselves through their work.