The Zygote Chronicles
by Suzanne Finnamore
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Read in May, 2008
recommended to Holly by:
Jonniker
I was pleasantly surprised to find that this wasn't chick-litty at all. In fact, it was kind of like reading a blog: a really well-written one by a person you'd like to stalk (or, you know, whatever, be friend with) in real life. Certain parts were laugh-out-loud funny (in a wry, dry, witty way, not in a slapstick way) although I did get a TAD irritated by the way it kind of just went on and on and on in the same tone the whole time -- I might have liked a little more instance of conversation or...more
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Read in April, 2008
recommended to Cee by:
Jonniker
Jonniker recommended Suzanne Finnamore on her blog, and I trotted off to the library to explore. (I wanted to read her engagement/marriage novel prior to the pregnancy one, but Zygote Chronicles was on the shelves, so that's what I picked up).
I expected something a bit chick-littish, which this is definitely not - it's a small book, a diary of a pregnancy, and beautifully written. I felt completely caught up in that strange world of something coming to life inside you, and the oddne...more
I expected something a bit chick-littish, which this is definitely not - it's a small book, a diary of a pregnancy, and beautifully written. I felt completely caught up in that strange world of something coming to life inside you, and the oddne...more
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parents and those wanting to be, workaholics
I bought this book when I was trying to get pregnant a couple of years ago and didn't pick it up to read until I actually got pregnant last year. It is great! It's about a couple that gets pregnant but it seems that may not be what she wants the most and at times throughout her pregnancy she feels as though the fetus in an invasion of her body. She has a very interesting view on parenthood (coming from a very busy work-aholic couple). She often has dreams of horrible things happening as a result...more
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Read in May, 2008
This book was HILARIOUS! It brought back memories of my extreme emotions during pregnancy. I read a review of this author's recently published book about her divorce, titled 'Split,' and couldn't resist reading this one first. She also wrote about about getting married that I don't know the title of and haven't read. I also liked that she was from the Bay Area and referenced it throughout, although I couldn't pinpoint most of the locations.
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
all humans!
Wow! I love love love Suzanne Finnamore for this! Reading her book made me wish my mom was a writer. Or for that matter that everyone's mom is a writer so that something like this could be written during the period when our moms were pregnant. She made me burst into laughter reading passages from her book. Absolutely brilliant! I would kiss her hand when I see her! If she allows me. :)
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Read in September, 2006
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Pregnant Women
The narrator has a great sense of humor and thank goodness for her praise of "Sea Bands"-she really helped me keep cheery (and keep my lunch down) during the first semester. It's a very honest (and funny) account of a first-time expecting mom. She has some scares, which didn't help with my own constant worrying, but you can relate to her!
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Read in January, 2004
This is a first person narrative of a first time pregnancy--going from conception to birth. I'm sure I enjoyed this book more because I was pregnant at the time I read it. Especially nice if you don't have a girlfriend pregnant at the same time as you to comiserate. And a quick read.
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Read in July, 2007
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any woman expecting or thinking of having a baby
For the record, I don't have any specific plans to have a baby in the near future. I bought this book because it was selling on the street for $1 and looked entertaining. It was well worth the money, very funny and very sweet. I'm saving it for the next friend of mine to get pregnant.
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I really liked this book, the narrator chronicles her pregnancy for her unborn child. Parts are hysterical like where she expresses her distress at the fact that her husband's normal smell has been replaced by one that smells like garbage. Cute and entertaining.
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Read in June, 2008
Just a perfectly simple and sweet ode to her unborn child.
"You can hear now. Your inner ear has formed.
"I shout 'I love you' into the bedroom. Then I feel stupid. Then I don't. This is pretty much the story of my life."
"You can hear now. Your inner ear has formed.
"I shout 'I love you' into the bedroom. Then I feel stupid. Then I don't. This is pretty much the story of my life."
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Read in July, 2008
This book was only 128 pages, so it was a very quick read. It is basically a diary written by a mother to her unborn child. It details all of the emotions the mother has while being pregnant from conception to birth.
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Read in June, 2008
Bridget Jones for pregnant ladies! It's chatty and snarky and kind of annoying--but insightful all the same. I liked that it was written to her unborn child. A breezy prego novel.
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Read in May, 2007
I love Finnamore's conversational and humerous tone. This might fall into a "chick-lit" (lord I hate that term) category but it's high quality. Follow up to "Otherwise Engaged."
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Read in February, 2008
This book is a complete mirror of my sense of humor, and I feel as if it's a bible for how I'll be acting and what I'll be thinking while I'm pregnant. I absolutely love it.
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Read in January, 2005
They bill this as a novel, but it's really a memoir. LOVE IT! Perfect for expectant moms - an alternative to all the how-to or what-to-expect books.
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Read in May, 2008
Very entertaining and a quick read. I read this based on Jonniker's reviews and wasn't disappointed. Now I want to read more by the author.
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Read in January, 2008
I LOVED this book! It captures the moments/emotions of pregnancy so well.
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Read in April, 2008
Excellent novel about a couple hoping to conceive, and now they have!
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"I've felt basically lucky ever since, almost every day of my life. That's something else love should make you feel. It should make you fell fortunate.
It will be made clear to you in a stray gesture, the line of a throat. Something in the hands. There may or may not be any music playing. But there will be a certain velocity of the spirit, a sensation of dropping through clear space unimpeded, and you think, This is the one. I found you."
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