Review: Very average
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2014
It was a bit depressing really, for such an interesting topic. It could have been a very striking book, without taking an aggressive stance on the no-kids choice.I am bothered by how much initially unwanted pregnancies are presented as a good thing eventually in such novels. It is just wrong on so many levels to keep on romanticizing that idea! Unwanted pregnancies more often than not end in abortion or tear couples apart - an unwanted baby sounds like the perfect recipe for disaster for people who barely know each other or are already on the brink of separation. There is also no real explanation why the other characters never wanted children, which is a shame (but at least there is no hint that something must be wrong with them). As for infertility and adoption, I felt these are completely separate topics that were added as a sort of padding, for good measure. None of these situations was explored throroughly. The book very conventionally and unconvincingly grazes at the surface of the subject.