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Four_beastlings t1_j8a4ea3 wrote

I have to ask if The Husband Stitch has any twist or if it is just a portrayal of the practice, because I find it happening too often that someone writes about a real, documented thing as if it was some obscure urban legand.

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IndigoBlueBird OP t1_j8a4zkr wrote

It’s implied that it happens to the MC, but it’s not really the focal point of the story. The “urban legend” aspects of that story are actual urban legends you might hear around a campfire

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Four_beastlings t1_j8a799y wrote

Ah, thanks. I was afraid the whole story was "sex was painful after childbirth and then I found out they had given me the husband stitch". If it's something more elaborate than that, like "my husband asked and here are the repercussions" I would love to read it.

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IndigoBlueBird OP t1_j8ajs2b wrote

The story is about the subtle and not so subtle harm women experience under the patriarchy, even at the hands of “good guys.” Like your own husband asking for a husband stitch. It follows a woman through her whole adult life

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Four_beastlings t1_j8akpdy wrote

Well. That's sort of what I mean. I know The Yellow Wallpaper is considered horror, per instance, but I see it as historical. Kinda same with The Handmaid's Tale (novel, not tv show). If it's going to be about a woman living what some people might consider a normal life I'd rather not expose myself to it.

I don't know why, but grape and torture are easier on me that things that I know happen every day and are considered routine like genital mutilation.

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IndigoBlueBird OP t1_j8bivn8 wrote

I would consider the story literary gothic fiction with supernatural elements. Idk if that helps you, but don’t read it if you don’t want to

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