The Fear of Bed Bugs

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The first half of the book is more about like new motherhood and parents. She also talks about how she can explore it in a way that didn't happen in her own life. There are some chapters where they have to deal with bed bug infestations. We don't dwell on bugs but we've had scares which is all you need to really put the fear of the bugs in you.

When a book's plot and characters don't break a ton of ground in and of themselves, you're left hoping that the writing and the perspective will be enough to make a book interesting—luckily for us, Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation is insightful and entertaining despite its narrow scope and well-trod material.

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