Literally Graphic reviewed Pregnant butch by A. K. Summers
Review of 'Pregnant butch' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A great premise, which unfortunately fell a bit flat for me personally. Having read quite a bit of lesbian memoir, graphic novels and women's health nonfiction this year I felt like this was a sure fit for me, but no dice.
Maybe if I was more acquainted with butch culture I would have gotten more out of the book, but that's exactly why I picked up the book in the first place. To learn. While I received a few glimpses of how Teek's pregnancy might differ from any none traditional female pregnancy, I felt more then a little let down.
The situation was not helped by the fact that Teek and I are completely different people. She does not come across as terribly empathetic, and all the complaining she does seems rather childish. For example, she is very hard core about wanting a midwife birth. Having read a lot about …
A great premise, which unfortunately fell a bit flat for me personally. Having read quite a bit of lesbian memoir, graphic novels and women's health nonfiction this year I felt like this was a sure fit for me, but no dice.
Maybe if I was more acquainted with butch culture I would have gotten more out of the book, but that's exactly why I picked up the book in the first place. To learn. While I received a few glimpses of how Teek's pregnancy might differ from any none traditional female pregnancy, I felt more then a little let down.
The situation was not helped by the fact that Teek and I are completely different people. She does not come across as terribly empathetic, and all the complaining she does seems rather childish. For example, she is very hard core about wanting a midwife birth. Having read a lot about health and pregnancy of late I can understand why, but it's never explained in the story what that would even look like!
The art however is very well done, and all the elements are there for a good story. But for the randomness of some of the stories included I might have given it three stars despite my lack of enjoyment. But two it is. Not that I expect my opinion is really that important.