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Beesly
Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel
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As an adoptive parent, I felt incredibly seen by this book. As Frankel herself points out, it‘s vanishingly rare to see adoption portrayed in the media as a source of a (complicated, human) joy.

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LiteraryinPA
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I read this after seeing the recent review by @Brooke_H and it was a fast and interesting read about identical twins who were adopted by different families and only learned of each other as adults. The writing is chronological and told in alternating diary entries (ish) of both women. I found it fascinating.

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Brooke_H
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The long-lost identical twin is a ridiculous unbelievable trope, but it was Elyse and Paula's reality. Separated when just infants and adopted out to different families, the two sisters found each other when one of them wrote to the adoption agency asking for information on her birth mother. The two eventually discovered that they were part of a sketchy psychological nature/nurture study by a doctor at their adoption agency. A fascinating memoir.

ManyWordsLater There‘s a movie called “three identical strangers” that might be part of the same study. 3mo
Brooke_H @ManyWordsLater Yes, it is! I would‘ve mentioned that if Litsy had given me more character space to type. 😉 3mo
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kspenmoll
Far from the Tree | Robin Benway
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This YA book published in 2019 was the subject of today‘s Banned book Club with Ali Velshi on MSNBC. It‘s banned in Tennessee & Indiana. His interview with the author, Robin Benway, was enlightening. Usually his show lands on YouTube within a week or two. @KateReadsYA Have you read this? I plan to now that i am aware of it.

LiteraryinPA I read this back when it came out and loved it!! 3mo
KateReadsYA I have not yet read that! 3mo
KadaGul The criteria for banned are 1) having Imagination, 2) being subjective, 3) Exploring religion, and 4) Understanding Science 🔬 & Social Norms..the list is as long as an encyclopedia. After that what's left is.. #AREYOUKIDDINGMEABOUTBANNEDBOOKS (edited) 3mo
kspenmoll @KadaGul Your response is the BEST! 3mo
TheLudicReader Why in the heck would this book be banned? Geesh. It's so good, btw. 3mo
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Eggs
With Just One Wing | Brenda Woods
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MG: a heartful story about an adopted boy (who‘s fiercely loved by his parents and grandparents), and a one-winged bird he rescues.
#Pantone2024
#ReadAway2024
#Bookspinbingo

DieAReader 🥳Wonderful! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
Eggs @DieAReader 😘🤩🥰 3mo
Eggs @TheAromaofBooks 😍🥰 3mo
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LiteraryinPA
Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel
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As a big fan of Laurie Frankel, my verdict for this one is: good but not great. Frankel always writes about family in a compelling way, but I found her to be more didactic than usual (especially the end). And while I loved the witty writing style, it felt like everyone- adults, kids, etc- had the same voice. It was sort of like Aaron Sorkin (💗) dialogue: clever and snappy but a little too perfect to feel believable.

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Hooked_on_books
Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel
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Alongside This is How it Always Is, this is my second slam dunk read from Frankel. Here, she explodes the concept too many people have of what family “should” be and shows how families can look quite different. It veers dangerously close to sentimentality at the end, but I just loved it and didn‘t want to stop listening.

Cathythoughts Sounds good. I have it stacked 👍🏻❤️ 7mo
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Sara_Planz
Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel
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I loved every character in this book! I felt like I not only had a wonderful reading experience, but that I learned so much about the world of adoption, through the eyes of the birth parents, adoptive parents and the children. By giving the reader multiple timelines as well as allowing us to understand each character, Laurie Frankel really knocks this novel out of the park! Family is truly the center of this story.

marleed I loved all the characters in this book, too!! 7mo
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marleed
Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel
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My favorite part of this book was the building of this family family because they are all just good people.
Although I respect the track this story took, I found it a bit heavy handed as it made its way to the end. (Also, the input of right-ring extremists frustrate me in my fiction as much as in real life.)

Cathythoughts Nice review 👍🏻❤️ I have it stacked already. 7mo
marleed @Cathythoughts Oh I hope you like it. She creates great characters! 7mo
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