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A review by luminous
Graceful Burdens by Roxane Gay
3.0
Short story about loss of reproductive rights in a future dystopia in the eugenics style of Gattaca. But now with baby libraries! Keep in mind that I like to use all my stars, and 3 stars means a GOOD read, especially if you are interested in the subject matter.
I thought the various POVs were well executed, particularly since this was such a short work. The messages were also done well and stay subtle enough. LGBTQ+ representation. I think a short story really needs to be tightly focused, though, and we don't get that here. We get a change, but it's not an inner change, and the person affected isn't who we met at the beginning, but showed up a ways into the story.
Loved the world building and the characters, even if drawn in broad strokes. Reads like an exercise in setting up a longer work. It was well worth my time.
I thought the various POVs were well executed, particularly since this was such a short work. The messages were also done well and stay subtle enough. LGBTQ+ representation. I think a short story really needs to be tightly focused, though, and we don't get that here. We get a change, but it's not an inner change, and the person affected isn't who we met at the beginning, but showed up a ways into the story.
Loved the world building and the characters, even if drawn in broad strokes. Reads like an exercise in setting up a longer work. It was well worth my time.