Kim Brooks (1)
Autor de Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear
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Sobre El Autor
Kim Brooks is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a recipient of a Michener-Copernicus Fellowship. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Chicago magazine, New York magazine's The Cut, Salon, Good Housekeeping, InStyle, and elsewhere. Her novel, The Houseguest, was published in mostrar más 2016. She lives in Chicago. mostrar menos
Obras de Kim Brooks
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Miembros
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Miembros
- 171
- Popularidad
- #124,899
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 26
- Idiomas
- 1
I also appreciated that Brooks was able to look at this from her place of privilege and how much this could impact not only the reaction but the consequences of one's actions. Brooks walked us through her own story and also what played into her “lighter” sentence and I appreciated so much that she was able to have perspective about this and also share stories about other women who were not treated as humanely.
Another huge part of this book that I connected so much with what her discussion of postpartum anxiety. There is a lot of discussion about postpartum depression now and I am so happy that this is becoming something that is being “normalized” as it is something that affects many. There hasn’t been as much about postpartum anxiety and I don’t think I have ever read something that resonated so deeply for me. I suffered from crippling anxiety after the birth of our first son. Brooks shares so vividly and honestly about how the anxiety that began with her pregnancy spread and grew much stronger with the arrival of her son.
There were many other aspects of this book that I just thought was so thought-provoking and important not just as a working mother myself but as a member of our society. I highly recommend this book and think anyone who is a parent or spends time with children would benefit from reading it.… (más)