reenaarora 's review for:

All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung

1.0

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I detested reading this book if I'm honest. This type of expository form of writing, which, as others point out should have been condensed to a personal essay, was incredibly boring. And I've read so many interesting books exploring struggles with identity, being biracial, immigrants, children of immigrants in and outside the US that made me feel and see the dynamics, i got nothing of that from this book. I was more interested in Cindy as a charcter than Nicole and Nicoles life experience actually seemed pretty bland. Perhaps I'm harsh because my own family history is dark and twisted and I think that discovery is not unique to adoptees, nor did i get a sense of who her parents, husband or she was. I do not understand the praise for this book, other than peoples possible fascination with adoption.