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A review by lavoiture
Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman
3.0
Hmm...I read this very quickly; within 24 hours, I guess. But did I like it? I'm not sure. There was definitely some oversharing--do I really need to know what kind of condoms Waldman and her famous novelist husband use? And seriously, ok, I get it, Michael Chabon is the most perfect husband in the history of the world and the rest of us are doomed to a life of misery, sucky sex lives and un-equal domestic duties. Really, you don't have to beat us over the head with it every page.
That said, I felt Waldman made some good points about how society, and especially other women, judge mothers for the choices they've made, the actions they've taken, even the way they choose to give birth. Gave me some interesting things to think about...
That said, I felt Waldman made some good points about how society, and especially other women, judge mothers for the choices they've made, the actions they've taken, even the way they choose to give birth. Gave me some interesting things to think about...