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A review by ajluedke91
All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An incredibly beautifully written memoir about the complexities of transracial adoption, the danger of being “race blind”, and the many ways to build a family.
“As my thoughts reached out to them, all at once I could envision hundreds of gossamer-thin threads of history and love, curiosity and memory, built up slowly across the time and space between us - a web of connections too delicate to be seen or touched, too strong to be completely severed (p. 79)”.
“…withholding hard truths and my honest opinions would also sell short the love I have for them, and they for me. The fierce wish I still harbor for them to understand me for who I am, stand with me in love and full acceptance, persists because they chose me and they raised me: we are one another’s responsibility (p. 208)”.
“As my thoughts reached out to them, all at once I could envision hundreds of gossamer-thin threads of history and love, curiosity and memory, built up slowly across the time and space between us - a web of connections too delicate to be seen or touched, too strong to be completely severed (p. 79)”.
“…withholding hard truths and my honest opinions would also sell short the love I have for them, and they for me. The fierce wish I still harbor for them to understand me for who I am, stand with me in love and full acceptance, persists because they chose me and they raised me: we are one another’s responsibility (p. 208)”.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Racial slurs