A review by kagey94
Born with Teeth by Kate Mulgrew

2.0

This is one of those books where I wish Goodreads had a star rating between “It was okay” (2) and “I liked it” (3), because Born with Teeth falls into that imagined crevice for me. I wonder if I would have felt differently if I had read the book instead of listening to it, narrated by Kate Mulgrew. Her narration was wonderful; clearly she is not just an actress, but a stage actress. The writing was good, but I found myself increasingly rolling my eyes over what she considered “agony” and the word hyperbolic came to mind dozens of times as I read the book. Also, Mulgrew either has a near-photographic memory when it comes to conversations and actions that took place many years ago, or she was perfectly comfortable taking plenty of literary license.

Would I read this book again? No. Can I recommend it? Not really. But am I glad I read it? Yes. Kind of a mixed review, at best, but I didn’t want to simply put my 2-star rating without clarifying it for those who might want an explanation.