Comments on: Expecting Adam – Book Review

By: Leaving the Saints by Martha Beck – Audiobook Review « Devourer of Books

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:04:54 +0000

[...] Beck’s first book, “Expecting Adam,” she told the story of her chaotic second pregnancy while she and her husband were in [...]

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:58:28 +0000

I loved this book so much when I read it years ago. I finished reading it and immediately turned around and read it aloud to my husband because I wanted to share it with him. .-= Ali´s last blog ..Rowan of the Wood (thoughts and guest post) =-.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:38:59 +0000

Beth F, things are not much better for women academics now. I identified with Martha all the way through...but I liked this book so much I picked up some of her others (luckily, only at the library) and found that she's moved on to outer la-la land. .-= Jeanne´s last blog ..Briar Rose =-.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:19:39 +0000

This sounds like a very thoughtful memoir. I think it will be one to consider reading as someone who might be in a similar situation (grad school and having babies). .-= Meghan´s last blog ..Review: Land of Marvels, Barry Unsworth =-.

By: Staci

Staci — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:07:18 +0000

Interesting story and sounds like it has a lot to discuss! Great review on this one. .-= Staci´s last blog ..Review: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris =-.

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:53:36 +0000

I'm in graduate school just now, and I'd love to get pregnant, but we're worried about the balance. Perhaps I ought to visit this book, perhaps it will give me confidence. .-= Molly´s last blog ..299: a few anecdotes =-.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:04:14 +0000

As I was reading your synopsis, I wondered if it was a true story. This is just the type of memoir I love – one that will make you think. Great review.
.-= Kathy´s last blog ..Review: Cemetery Dance =-.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:38:49 +0000

In the 1970s and 1980s, it was really difficult to be a woman in graduate school. You had to fight hard to get grants and to get attention from the department you were in. You had to be twice as good as the men. No one wanted to help you or invest in you because “you were just going to get married and have babies and quit academia anyway.”

I haven’t read this book, but it is describing an era in which this happened: One of my professors was pregnant. She worked until she went into labor and took exactly 2 days off. If she had taken more, she would have jeopardized her chances of getting tenure. I sincerely hope things are better for women now.
.-= Beth F´s last blog ..Thursday Tea (July 2): A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton =-.