133 reviews for:

You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption

Angela Tucker

4.54 AVERAGE

wall0w's review

5.0

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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This book is perfectly balanced between personal reflections on the author's experiences with being a transracial adoptee, her journey of finding and reconnecting with her own biological families, and her experiences working with families in the adoption industry. 
I requested my local library purchase a copy based purely off the title and cover design and I'm so glad I did! The author brings perspectives and experiences I would otherwise not have learned about (as someone who isn't adopted and doesn't plan on raising kids) and I am truly (excuse the wording) grateful for her work and sharing herself with us.

rosie_g's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

happyeverabigail's review

5.0

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This was so informative and emotional. Like the author says it’s not pro or anti adoption, it’s about centering adoptee’s stories. This is very much intersectional as you’d expect. I appreciate all the emotional labor that went into this. The audiobook version was great.

alissa28's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

iamlaura's review against another edition

5.0

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This book’s is so honest & needs to be read by people who aren’t even related to adoption.

I worry about my son’s biological mom/first mom. I have for years. I would love to have a better relationship with her but geography doesn’t allow it.

I will work harder on my child’s sondersphere.

valdez's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

qog's review against another edition

3.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

lovelydayjay2's review

3.5

informative reflective sad medium-paced

irenest's review

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

crystalroses68's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced