Reviews
"Crybaby is a love story. Which means it is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing upfor oneself and for one another. Klein peers closely into all of it with such generosity, such clarity, that I felt my own body move with the turn of a page. I am so grateful for having read this book." Miah Jeffra Milla, author of "The Violence Almanac here!", "Crybaby is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing upfor oneself and for one another. Klein peers closely into all of it with such generosity, such clarity, that I felt my own body move with the turn of a page. I am so grateful for having read this book." Miah Jeffra Milla, author of The Violence Almanac, "In this fiercely honest, sharply observed memoir diving into the tumult of relationships, living with cancer, infertility, longing, loss, and complicated hope, Cheryl E. Klein surfaces with insights bright and beautiful as sea glass." Shira Spector, author of Red Rock Baby Candy, "In this fiercely honest, sharply observed memoir diving into the tumult of relationships, living with cancer, infertility, longing, loss, and complicated hope, Cheryl E. Klein surfaces with insights bright and beautiful as sea glass." Shira Spector, author of "Red Rock Baby Candy", "Crybaby is a love story. Which means it is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing upfor oneself and for one another. Klein peers closely into all of it with such generosity, such clarity, that I felt my own body move with the turn of a page. I am so grateful for having read this book." Miah Jeffra Milla, author of The Violence Almanac, "Candid and empathic, Crybaby depicts obstacles of the body, from miscarriage to cancer. Along the way, a triumph of the soul emerges." -- Jessica Zucker, author of I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement, "Cheryl E. Klein's superpower is knowing herself, which is my favorite quality in a writer and a person. Reading Crybaby feels like I'm hanging out with a very good friend who I'd trust to call me out based on the way she calls herself out." -- Andrea Askowitz, author of My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, "Candd and empathc, Cryay depcts ostacles of the ody, from mscarrage to cancer. Along the way, a trumph of the soul emerges." -- Jessca Zucker, Ph.D. author of I Had a Mscarrage: A Memor, a Movement, " Crybaby is a visceral roller coaster of love, unexpected health challenges (that would have broken most women), and a rocky road to motherhood. Klein's resilience and words captivated me." -- Nefertiti Austin, author of Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America, " Crybaby is a wild ride through waves of lovehood, sickhood, motherhood, and humanhood." -- Susan Straight, author of In the Country of Women, " Crybaby is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing up--for oneself and for one another. Klein peers closely into all of it with such generosity, such clarity, that I felt my own body move with the turn of a page. I am so grateful for having read this book." -- Miah Jeffra Milla, author of The Violence Almanac, "In this fiercely honest, sharply observed memoir diving into the tumult of relationships, living with cancer, infertility, longing, loss, and complicated hope, Cheryl E. Klein surfaces with insights bright and beautiful as sea glass." -- Shira Spector, author of Red Rock Baby Candy, " Crybaby is a wild ride through waves of lovehood, sickhood, more lovehood, motherhood and humanhood. But always love." -- Susan Straight, author of I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots, " Crybaby is a visceral roller coaster of love, unexpected health challenges that would have broken most women, and a rocky road to motherhood. Klein's resilience and words captivated me." -- Nefertiti Austin, author of Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America, "Cheryl E. Klein's superpower is knowing herself. Reading Crybaby felt like hanging out with a very good friend." -- Andrea Askowitz, author of My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy, "A beautiful and rare act of storytelling that will make you feel less alone, and will make you laugh. A gorgeous book!" -- Jen Pastiloff, author of On Being Human, "I'm grateful to Cheryl Klein for being real about all the messy emotions tied to the strange and powerful desire for a child, and for bringing us on this tightly written, unsparingly honest ride. I found myself rooting wildly for her--and for everyone daring to take on such a common human experience from their most uncommon queer lives." -- Michelle Tea, author of Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My (In)Fertility, " Crybaby is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing up--for oneself and for one another. I felt my own body move with the turn of a page." -- Miah Jeffra, author of The Violence Almanac, " Crybaby is a story of perseverance, of understanding, of showing up--for oneself and for one another. Klein peers closely into all of it with such generosity, such clarity, that I felt my own body move with the turn of a page. I am so grateful for having read this book." -- Miah Jeffra, author of The Violence Almanac, "?I'm so grateful to Cheryl Klein for being so real about all the messy emotions tied to the strange and powerful desire for a child, and for bringing us on this tightly written, unsparingly honest ride. I found myself rooting wildly for her--and for everyone daring to take on such a common human experience from their most uncommon queer lives." -- Michelle Tea, author of Knocking Myself Up: A Memoir of My In/Fertility, "Candd and empathc, Cryay depcts ostacles of the ody, from mscarrage to cancer. Along the way, a trumph of the soul emerges." -- Jessca Zucker, author of I Had a Mscarrage: A Memor, a Movement