No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood edited by Henriette Mantel 248 pages
This collection of essays by various writers tackles the topic of not having children. Whether their reasons have to do with courage, health issues, apathy or something else, each essay gives insights into each woman's decision.
Admittedly, when I picked this up, it was because the title made me curious. I didn't realize that the women writers would mostly be writers in the field of comedy. After a few essays, I felt like this wasn't quite the book I had been hoping for, and most of the time, I didn't find the essays that funny. Some of them were more interesting than others, but I felt there was some repetition and I wish there had been more variety in the authors.
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Monday, September 18, 2017
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