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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
This is an unflinching glimpse at the complex nature of identity as a transracial adoptee. As someone who wants to adopt her children someday, I found a lot to chew on. This is an engaging and thought-provoking memoir.
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I was introduced to Nicole Chung through her essay “What Goes Through Your Mind: On Nice Parties and Casual Racism” which makes powerful use of interior monologue to show the range of feelings that microaggressions can spark. All You Can Ever Know is written in that same style, but with a much greater story of adoption, race, identity and belonging.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse
Really enjoyed this book and her perspective on adoption. Loved that she got to know her sister.
informative
slow-paced
whew....as someone who was adopted into an all white fam - this book hit close to home. definitely recommend for any parent and potential parent. also was great to been as a kid of adoption.
Lots of mixed feelings about this one. The writing felt a little clunky and surface level at times, I found myself longing for a little more depth and self reflection in some places. however, the perspectives and the stories are compelling, forcing us to reckon with not only how we tell adoption stories but also what it means to be a person of color in a mostly white town and what racism can feel like as a child and the lasting impacts.
Honest and important but verrry slow (perhaps a more charitable description would be “contemplative”)
I’m so glad the author shared her story and experiences with us but also fell asleep a few times.
A critical book for parents who adopted children, especially parents and family members of adopted children who are a different race.
I’m so glad the author shared her story and experiences with us but also fell asleep a few times.
A critical book for parents who adopted children, especially parents and family members of adopted children who are a different race.
An interesting memoir of an adoptee of Korean heritage determining her own identity. When I was growing up, adoption was considered an absolute "good" but it turns out to be much more nuanced -especially for, but not limited to - adoptees of color.