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bookishperseus's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
amyalicejakob's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
A very scary account of pregnancy during chemotherapy treatment. Really puts things into perspective. I enjoyed seeing her irritability come through as well. There was no attempt to make herself look like a Saint!
jessicah95's review
4.0
Just had to have a little cry at the end there!
A terribly sad but remarkably heartwarming graphic 'novel' (it's actually autobiographical), about Matilda dealing with a pregnancy and eventual motherhood, whilst tackling cancer and treatment.
'Probably Nothing' depicts a very emotional time period from Mathilda going through such a unique experience, that most will never be able to sympathise with, and obviously this read is understandably melancholic. But Matilda manages to maintain an inspiring, mostly optimistic attitude throughout, and the book is peppered with some genuinely hilarious moments of dark humour. A lot of these are in reference to what kind of beverage etc her shit most looks like, and how uninhibited she has become with her body after she's been through so much with it. I especially liked a great moment where her armpit and pubic hair starts to fall out, and she comments that it suggests she is no longer fighting the patriarchy.
The book is split into nine chapters, each signifying a new month, and is laid out in classic comic strip style. Mathilda talks us through doctors appointments, her therapy, trips to her parents house, days out, casual nights in eating pizza and lots more. You can tell that she was being very honest and raw, and some of the sentences, accompanied by their lovely drawings, really gripped my heart. She seemed to have a really awesome support network, and I really loved that her friends and family members seemed to try their upmost not to victimise her, and really appeared to remain as positive as possible.
All in all a really special story, and a book that I'm glad to own so I can revisit it in the future.
A terribly sad but remarkably heartwarming graphic 'novel' (it's actually autobiographical), about Matilda dealing with a pregnancy and eventual motherhood, whilst tackling cancer and treatment.
'Probably Nothing' depicts a very emotional time period from Mathilda going through such a unique experience, that most will never be able to sympathise with, and obviously this read is understandably melancholic. But Matilda manages to maintain an inspiring, mostly optimistic attitude throughout, and the book is peppered with some genuinely hilarious moments of dark humour. A lot of these are in reference to what kind of beverage etc her shit most looks like, and how uninhibited she has become with her body after she's been through so much with it. I especially liked a great moment where her armpit and pubic hair starts to fall out, and she comments that it suggests she is no longer fighting the patriarchy.
The book is split into nine chapters, each signifying a new month, and is laid out in classic comic strip style. Mathilda talks us through doctors appointments, her therapy, trips to her parents house, days out, casual nights in eating pizza and lots more. You can tell that she was being very honest and raw, and some of the sentences, accompanied by their lovely drawings, really gripped my heart. She seemed to have a really awesome support network, and I really loved that her friends and family members seemed to try their upmost not to victimise her, and really appeared to remain as positive as possible.
All in all a really special story, and a book that I'm glad to own so I can revisit it in the future.
bumblingthroughbooks's review
5.0
While the idea that it is a graphic book may put some off, this book explores the journey of Matilda as she deals with not only her pregnancy but also her cancer diagnosis and chemo. It isn't all serious but also focuses on the positives that happen during this difficult time.
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