okay, i really don't want this to turn into a political debate any more than it has to, but i fear that it will be inevitable.
"Womb Child" is a pretty short novel. the narrator is a fetus that is inside of his mothers womb. This fetus, before going into the womb, was an angel up in heaven and spent many, many years learning about who it's family is going to be, and what it is destined to be when it is born. When it finally gets a chance to enter into the womb as a fetus, it already has a very intelligent mind from day one.
As the book goes on, the fetus's soon to be parents realize that having a child may not be the best thing right now. They discuss the option of abortion. Because the fetus is so intelligent, it can hear and understand everything the parents are saying. The fetus gets so upset at the prospect of abortion that it purposfully causes it's mother pain by moving all around. The fetus says that it has a destiny and will save lots of lives, and by aborting it we are basically dooming all these people.
When the parents decide not to abort, but decide to give it away for adoption, the fetus becomes upset again. It goes on to say that the fetus was meant to have this specific set up parents and all will be doomed if another family brings it up.
So basically the message behind this book is that it is pure evil to abort or adopt. It is saying that babies have a brain from day one of conception, there is a plan in place from the get go of what they are supposed to do with their lives, and that they are very aware of it. It isn't until the actual birth when they forget that they were an angel.
as i said in my review at www.frontstreetreviews.com, i think that the story was cute, but this author definitly had a political agenda, and for her to say that adopting or aborting, at the appropriate time of course, is pure evil is a little extreme. this puslished book is so that she can send a political message to whoever will read it.
see, i knew this would turn into a political post ;-)
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Sorry Ashley but you got this one wrong. I read the book last week and the author isn't saying anything in my opinion. It's just a work of fiction. A cute little story that you are taking too seriously. Have u ever seen the movie, "Look who's talking Now"? Are the writers saying that the babies are actually that intelligent? no, of course not- it's just a movie (fictional).
By the way have you seen the movie or read the book, Horton Hears A Who? Now, that's an undercover pro-life story for you.
And by the way, I'm glad i read the book before coming across this blog because you give away what happens to the baby in your review.
i respect your opinion on the lack of seriousness of the story, and i'm sorry if i gave too much of the ending away.
i still strongly belief that it was not just a cute little story. the cover tells it all. it is of a fetus; not just a cute little picture.
i thought i owed it to the readers to let them know that if they strongly believe in pro choice then they may be offended by this. The author isn't just saying abortion is wrong; she is also saying adoption is wrong! give me a break. when you make a statement like that then you have to expect controversy.
Yes I have seen looks who's talking Now. It is a cute movie and there are some similarities, but unlike that movie, this book actually takes you through the so called emotional process of a baby being aborted. That's not light stuff. That's heavy.
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