A review by archytas
Birth Canal by Dias Novita Wuri

informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A powerful, tangled piece of writing that opens up discussions about the trauma of women, largely focused in the stories of Eurasian women under the Japanese occupation.
The writing carried me along, but I found it difficult to trace the logistical (as opposed to thematic) threads between sections, and I did not engage as strongly with the more contemporary sections. There is lots of difficult material here too.