A review by missysreadingcorner
Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew

5.0

I listened to the audio version of this book and loved it. I did not know anything about Kate Mulgrew before this book except for her run on Star Trek: Voyager. It was good to hear how much she thought about her daughter every day after giving her up for adoption. Even though my religious and personal beliefs are very different from Ms. Mulgrew, I admire her determination to stick to her guns no matter the circumstances. She didn't sugarcoat her life. She didn't try to paint a pretty picture. She just laid it out there and that's it. I believe listening to the audiobook allowed me to pay attention and stay engaged on the story because I'm not a fan of nonfiction books in general. However, listening to someone tell their story, especially when I know nothing about them, makes me want to pay attention. I didn't know the author was pro-life or Catholic. I didn't know she had children and had been married. I would recommend the audio version of this memoir because you can feel the sadness and heartbreak when she talks about missing her babies.