This book was pretty spectacular. It is a graphic memoir regarding the author's struggle with infertility and treatments. Five stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys graphic memoirs.I have only two criticisms for this book: (1) the chapter were not named, and they didn't seem to have a central theme tying each chapter together--they seemed kind of randomly divided. That was a little weird. (2) The narrative wasn't as tight as I'd like. It felt like it meandered a little bit, and I couldn't always tell how each story related back to the central story and theme of infertility. Neither of these things actually decreased my enjoyment of the book.So while the book wasn't quite as good as Fun Home or Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant, I still feel that it was a five star book. The emotional impact was, well, really significant. She really got to me. I'm still reeling from it. Ms. Potts did not incite pity, she incited empathy within me. When I finished the book, I wanted to do something for her. The book was always interesting, often painful, and occasionally humorous. Putting her cat's thoughts in the book was an extremely effective way to lighten the mood with the everyday. I'm trying to think of something to end this review with, and really, all I can think of is this: to Ms. Potts, if you ever read this, I feel you. I'm so sorry you had to go through this. women's autobiographical comics are the best! i enjoyed potts' honesty and openness about her process trying to conceive. it felt like she may be new to comics, but it was a nice medium for her to give a window into her life. i think it takes guts to put your life out there visually and textually. i don't know how her journey continued towards parenthood after the book but i know it would have felt too pat if she had ended up with a baby at the end. which is sad, b/c it is thing she so desired.
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I loved it! Super funny and a quick read. Must read for anyone who has struggled with infertility.
—skula
This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Highly recommended.
—keokacheer
