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jonahahaha's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
jaclyncrupi's review against another edition
4.0
I’m often disappointed by Australian non-fiction as I feel the standard can be so low both in terms of investigative depth and scope as well as prose. I’ve also read so many books about motherhood that I seem to have become disengaged from a subject that once consumed me. So I had no intention of reading this until I somehow picked it up and just could not put it down. It’s bleak and tough, especially the sections on reproductive rights and climate change, but it’s clear-eyed and incredibly comprehensive. Rushton comes at it from every conceivable angle and she goes deep. So often after reading a book I think ‘that would have been a great essay or article’ (and often that’s where they come from). But this is a beautifully researched and executed book that could only be a book and had to be a book. I love being proven wrong.
vnalamalapu's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
c_aitli_n's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
tildahlia's review against another edition
3.0
No real beef with this book - it was thoughtful and well researched but struggled to maintain my attention. It took me a long time to get through it. It did feel like some rich nuggets of wisdom/insight surrounded by a lot of pontification padding. I don’t want to invoke the cliche but for me, this probably could have been an essay or remained the cluster or articles it was clearly based on. That said - Rushton is sensitive to the difficult nature of the material and makes a genuine attempt to come at the complexity head on.