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A review by kristin_bee
All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
(audiobook—probably colored my enjoyment of this book)
This is not my favorite kind of memoir. I prefer memoirs that read more like a story rather than vignettes with narration in between. This is the memoir of a Korean-American adoptee to an all-white family. Nicole decides to search for her birth family while she is pregnant with her first daughter. For me, the story picked up at this point and I loved reading about her relationship with her full biological sister, Cindy (she has a half-sister too). The stories and moments with Cindy and their father were my favorite and I would’ve happily read more. Overall, thoughtful and thought provoking.
This is not my favorite kind of memoir. I prefer memoirs that read more like a story rather than vignettes with narration in between. This is the memoir of a Korean-American adoptee to an all-white family. Nicole decides to search for her birth family while she is pregnant with her first daughter. For me, the story picked up at this point and I loved reading about her relationship with her full biological sister, Cindy (she has a half-sister too). The stories and moments with Cindy and their father were my favorite and I would’ve happily read more. Overall, thoughtful and thought provoking.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse