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Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited by Anais Bordier, Samantha Futerman
laura_cs's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing. I was drawn to this book not only by the story (twin sisters separated at birth who find each other thanks to modern technology and social media) but as the older sister of an adoptee. As I read their story, especially as they told their adoption stories, I found so many similarities to my brother's adoption. That story was already so real to me because I lived it, an eyewitness, but it was really nice to see the adoption story told by the adoptees, told stories over and over and how real and important it is to them, but also how it doesn't define them. Adoption is just one of the many things that make Samantha and Anais unique as individuals and, to some extent, as twins.
To me, this story was like a fairy-tale: finding a long-lost twin, gaining new family members, traveling to be with them and see them face-to-face for the very first time. Even going to Korea to meet their foster mothers was breathtakingly wonderful. For Samantha and Anais, it was a dream come true, a dream they never even knew could be possible.
To me, this story was like a fairy-tale: finding a long-lost twin, gaining new family members, traveling to be with them and see them face-to-face for the very first time. Even going to Korea to meet their foster mothers was breathtakingly wonderful. For Samantha and Anais, it was a dream come true, a dream they never even knew could be possible.
blissfulbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
The tale of these two Korean twins, separated at birth and adopted out internationally to totally different families (one French, one American) is a compelling story. The book itself, however, is not as compelling, although I can't fault it too much since I think its innately difficult to write a compelling memoir when you're all but 25 years old... In short, the book isn't particularly deep or reflective--and whenever something a little more serious comes up, it's not given as thorough a treatment as it really deserved. The twins have also produced a documentary, Twinsters, about their remarkable story, and I wonder if it is a stronger work than this book--but overall, I still enjoyed reading about this incredible reunion between two sisters.
arsenic's review against another edition
3.0
Après avoir vu le documentaire Twinsters sur Netflix, j'ai voulu en savoir plus sur ces deux soeurs retrouvées : avaient-elle gardé contact après tous ces évènements, étaient-elles proches, etc. En farfouillant l'internet, j'ai appris qu'elles avaient écrit un livre sur leur histoire.
Le livre est un bon complément au documentaire, certaines parties sont plus développées dans le livre, on a plus le point de vue d'Anaïs alors que j'avais trouvé le documentaire très centré sur Sam.
Le livre se lit facilement, il est parfois redondant mais ça ne m'a pas gênée.
On découvre aussi comment le documentaire s'est fait et les sentiments des uns et des autres dessus, ce que j'ai trouvé intéressant.
C'est une histoire qui fait chaud au coeur, j'aime beaucoup les histoires de frères et soeurs qui se finissent bien et celle-là est très touchante. Je suis vraiment ravie que cela se soit si bien passé (globalement) pour elles. :)
Le livre est un bon complément au documentaire, certaines parties sont plus développées dans le livre, on a plus le point de vue d'Anaïs alors que j'avais trouvé le documentaire très centré sur Sam.
Le livre se lit facilement, il est parfois redondant mais ça ne m'a pas gênée.
On découvre aussi comment le documentaire s'est fait et les sentiments des uns et des autres dessus, ce que j'ai trouvé intéressant.
C'est une histoire qui fait chaud au coeur, j'aime beaucoup les histoires de frères et soeurs qui se finissent bien et celle-là est très touchante. Je suis vraiment ravie que cela se soit si bien passé (globalement) pour elles. :)
author_d_r_oestreicher's review
4.0
On November 19, 1987 twin girls were born in South Korea. They had no idea they were twins until Christmas 2012. This fantastic story is told in Separated @ Birth by Bordier and Futerman with help from Lisa Pulitzer, writer of memoirs and biographies. The story of these two young women is an introduction to the 21st century for those of us who were born before the 1980s.
If you're interested in how fun it can be to be young and affluent in the 21st century, read this.
For more see: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2015/04/separatedbirth-by-bordier-futerman.html
If you're interested in how fun it can be to be young and affluent in the 21st century, read this.
For more see: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2015/04/separatedbirth-by-bordier-futerman.html
blessedbookworm's review
4.0
Glad I finally finished this book.
Anais and Sam are twins that were separated at birth and adopted no one was told they girls had a twin. A friend of Anaïs found a video on YouTube that Sam did about her experience being adopted and realized how much the two looked alike. Told in alternating chapters by each of them, this book is their story about how they found about each other and reuniting months later. I like how they shared all their thoughts and feelings about the whole experience, from first teaching or to one another and being extremely nervous if it was the right thing to do, to reuniting and beyond.
I like how each of their parents wrote in the epilogue their take on everything and how it affected them. I cannot I'll imagine being 25 and finding out I have a twin that I never knew existed. I'm interested to look up thre documentary they did, Twinsters, and watch it.
Anais and Sam are twins that were separated at birth and adopted no one was told they girls had a twin. A friend of Anaïs found a video on YouTube that Sam did about her experience being adopted and realized how much the two looked alike. Told in alternating chapters by each of them, this book is their story about how they found about each other and reuniting months later. I like how they shared all their thoughts and feelings about the whole experience, from first teaching or to one another and being extremely nervous if it was the right thing to do, to reuniting and beyond.
I like how each of their parents wrote in the epilogue their take on everything and how it affected them. I cannot I'll imagine being 25 and finding out I have a twin that I never knew existed. I'm interested to look up thre documentary they did, Twinsters, and watch it.
allie_love's review
3.0
I enjoyed the documentary on Netflix so it was nice to get a bit more detail, especially to hear a bit more of Anais's side. Parts of the book felt repetitive and the accents with the audiobook sometimes got distracting but still a wonderful story. I am so glad they managed to find one another in this crazy world!
lisahelene's review
4.0
I saw the documentary about this and was glad there was a book. I like to get more of the story and behind the scene stuff.
I liked how they switched off the pov, I really felt like I could understand both girls better that way.
I hope they can learn their birth mom's story. As Anais said, everyone has a theory. I know I do!
I liked how they switched off the pov, I really felt like I could understand both girls better that way.
I hope they can learn their birth mom's story. As Anais said, everyone has a theory. I know I do!