(You’ll see what I mean when I read it.) It’s incredibly well written I adore these characters and I feel the way I felt after finishing the TV show Six Feet Under: that I miss these characters and want to hang out with them.
What was so great about it? The entire world that Elison built is fantastic, and I love how much it reads like a historical document because of how she’s set up the unfolding of the timeline. I loved the last book, called The Book of Flora, and it goes even deeper into what it means to be a woman, to have a place in culture, if it’s possible to be redeemed or forgiven, how choices bring similar people to vastly different conclusions, and more big human themes. The book is the first of in a trilogy, and it only gets more queer, and the violence continues, as it goes along. Just a warning, though - it was very violent in parts, and sometimes disturbingly so. If you love speculative fiction that is queer, feminist, very thoughtful, and badass, this is the one for you.
I read it early on during sheltering in place, and while it was eerie to think we might be heading there, I still just could not put it down. There’s a fair amount of survival skills and navigation happening throughout, too. I will say that it’s a speculative fiction novel, with a woman main character who is bi, and a lot of feminist commentary about surviving in a post-virus US. I didn’t know a ton about it going into it, so I don’t want to say too much about the plot so as to give you that same satisfaction of watching the events unfold. A friend recommended I read The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison, saying it was one of her favorite novels, and I trust her taste, so I picked it up.
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