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Mr. Book just finished Reproductive Rites: The Real-Life Witches and Witch Hunts in the Centuries-Long Fight for Abortion, by Sophie Saint Thomas.

This book, about anti-abortion proponents and other oppressors of women was a tale of two books. The first half or so was an unpleasant read. There was some good information, but it was lost in the writing style. The book read as though it was written by an immature high school, or middle school, student who was writing just for shock value and thought she was smarter than she really is. Then, once the book got into the past couple of centuries, the tone got better, but still had an occassional lapse.

This content would have been a lot better if it was in the hands of a different author. So, I only able to give this book a C. Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, a C equates to 2 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews

Mr. Book finished reading this on October 14, 2024.