Midwives
Surprise, nothing going on at work so I was able to finish Midwives. Wow, a very powerful story and the end actually surprised me. BUT during the actual reading of the book, I got a little over the prose...very wordy with long descriptions that my brain could actually conjur up with half the words. I also think he painted Sybil as a very one-sided, confident in her actions, hippie midwife. Only during the last chapter does he give her some complexity-doubt, fear, completely blowing up on the witness stand. It could've gone so much deeper.
What do you think Tinkerbell?
posted by Madge or Lydia @ 4:05 AM
3 Comments:
I agree about the possiblity of going deeper. It was wordy and the trial was too much for me. not really a trial gal but, holy shit, ending. The very last page put a whole different thought process about the book. Fear, compulsion, just not reading the signs of her patient. Mistake and not so hot of a midwif as we thought, huh??
How did a man write a story about a 13 year old girl and midwives anyway? Always impressed when people can pull characters out of their ass.
wheres aunge, elie and becky???????
I don't know but I love your new pic!!
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