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The Art of Waiting
- On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood
- De: Belle Boggs
- Narrado por: C. S. E Cooney
- Duración: 8 h y 33 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 22
When Belle Boggs' "The Art of Waiting" was published in Orion in 2012, it went viral, leading to republication in Harper's Magazine and an interview on NPR's The Diane Rehm Show. In that heartbreaking essay, Boggs eloquently recounts her realization that she might never be able to conceive. She searches the apparently fertile world around her - the emergence of 13-year cicadas, the birth of eaglets near her rural home, and an unusual gorilla pregnancy at a local zoo - for signs that she is not alone.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not for me
- De Amanda Gannon en 09-09-16
- The Art of Waiting
- On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood
- De: Belle Boggs
- Narrado por: C. S. E Cooney
A challenging, heartfelt book of great importance
Revisado: 07-22-22
The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood was published six years ago, but there couldn’t be a more pertinent book for this moment—one in which the overturning of Roe has put women’s bodies and their fertility in the center of our national conversation. In this essay collection, Belle Boggs explores cultural narratives surrounding the act of building a family. She renders her own experiences with infertility and her efforts to conceive with vulnerability and nuance. She also incorporates the stories of others—stories that don’t conform to dominant narratives about family building. Her vivid, deeply researched and reported essays invite readers to consider the experiences of individuals and couples who choose infertility treatment, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, and adoption. I especially appreciate that she includes the experience of LGBTQ and BIPOC couples. Boggs, who writes with great tenderness and precision, is an author worthy of her incredibly important subject. Listening this book, I found myself challenged to consider my own assumptions and deeply ingrained biases. For that, and for all that I learned, I am grateful.
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Clean Air
- De: Sarah Blake
- Narrado por: Sol Madariaga
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 15
The climate apocalypse has come and gone, and in the end it wasn't the temperature climbing or the waters rising. It was the trees. They created enough pollen to render the air unbreathable, and the world became overgrown. In the decades since the event known as the Turning, humanity has rebuilt, and Izabel has grown used to the airtight domes that now contain her life. She raises her young daughter, Cami, and attempts to make peace with her mother's death. She tries hard to be satisfied with this safe, prosperous new world, but instead she just feels stuck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A literary page-turner!
- De Lucy Green en 03-21-22
- Clean Air
- De: Sarah Blake
- Narrado por: Sol Madariaga
A literary page-turner!
Revisado: 03-21-22
There is so much to love about Sarah Blake’s Clean Air. Part eco-thriller, part supernatural mystery, part domestic novel, the book invites readers into a post-apocalyptic world that feels both richly imagined and entirely familiar.
One of the book’s greatest triumphs is its depictions of motherhood. Blake captures the complexities and contradictions of raising a young child—the mundanity of daily routines, the anxieties of releasing a child into a dangerous world, the humor and surprises and deep love that accompany childrearing. It is so refreshing to see motherhood portrayed in a way that isn’t belittling, sentimental, or unrealistic.
The book is packed with other delights as well—beautiful language and descriptions (it’s no surprise that Blake is also an accomplished poet), inventive forms (Izabel’s unsent letters to her daughter and the murderer are just fabulous), a diverse cast of characters, and some real surprises. The monster posters are pretty great too (you’ll just have to wait and see).
I can’t recommend this literary page-turner highly enough.
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Clean Air
- De: Sarah Blake
- Narrado por: Sol Madariaga
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 9
A decade has passed since The Turning. The climate apocalypse has come and gone, and in the end it wasn’t the waters rising, as the scientists predicted, nor the temperature climbing, nor the forest fires spreading. It was pollen - spring allergies becoming worse and worse until the air became unbreathable, the world overgrown with trees.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A literary page-turner!
- De Lucy Green en 03-21-22
- Clean Air
- De: Sarah Blake
- Narrado por: Sol Madariaga
A literary page-turner!
Revisado: 03-21-22
There is so much to love about Sarah Blake’s Clean Air. Part eco-thriller, part supernatural mystery, part domestic novel, the book invites readers into a post-apocalyptic world that feels both richly imagined and entirely familiar.
One of the book’s greatest triumphs is its depictions of motherhood. Blake captures the complexities and contradictions of raising a young child—the mundanity of daily routines, the anxieties of releasing a child into a dangerous world, the humor and surprises and deep love that accompany childrearing. It is so refreshing to see motherhood portrayed in a way that isn’t belittling, sentimental, or unrealistic.
The book is packed with other delights as well—beautiful language and descriptions (it’s no surprise that Blake is also an accomplished poet), inventive forms (Izabel’s unsent letters to her daughter and the murderer are just fabulous), a diverse cast of characters, and some real surprises. The monster posters are pretty great too (you’ll just have to wait and see).
I can’t recommend this literary page-turner highly enough.
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Naamah
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Blake
- Narrado por: Shayna Small
- Duración: 9 h
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General3 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 32
With the coming of the Great Flood - the mother of all disasters - only one family was spared, drifting on an endless sea, waiting for the waters to subside. We know the story of Noah, moved by divine vision to launch their escape. Now, in a work of astounding invention, acclaimed writer Sarah Blake reclaims the story of his wife, Naamah, the matriarch who kept them alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Naamah’s Journey
- De Marshall D. en 04-30-20
- Naamah
- A Novel
- De: Sarah Blake
- Narrado por: Shayna Small
Brave and beautiful!
Revisado: 05-18-19
This novel is a provocative, vivid, and deeply felt re-imaging of the flood myth. It centers around Namaah, the wife of Noah, who (as women do) inhabits many roles—mother, lover, caretaker, visionary, and midwife. She alone has the courage to question and confront the God who has wiped out most of human and animal life. Thank you, Sarah Blake, for upending a patriarchal canon. Prepare to be transported and transformed by this brave and beautiful work.
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