mnreadingmama 's review for:

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

4.0

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3.5 stars, rounded up. I have complicated feelings about this book. On the one hand, there was a lot to love… The way the book shines a light and a different perspective on adoption. The characters were quirky, unique and well-developed. The writing was heartfelt and humorous and brought you right into these characters’ lives… and yet… It seemed to drag on and on. Even when I was enjoying it, it felt like it was taking forever. (It actually did take me over a month to make it through.) I felt like it could have been edited down quite a bit. Some of the points the book was trying to make felt over explained to the point where I felt like I was being hit over the head with it, and something that I thought, “wow, that’s beautiful and profound” about the first time just grew old when it continued to go on and on to make the point.

So would I recommend the book? Yeah, probably. There was a lot to love about the story and I do think it’s worth a read. I just felt like it could have packed the same punch and been more concise if it had been edited down quite a bit. Overall though, I did enjoy it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co for the free egalley in exchange for an honest review.