poblete

I received an advance copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. Mei-Ling Hopgood's story is interesting -- an adopted, Chinese-born American girl who gets in touch with her Chinese birth family. Through this, she faces cultural barriers, discovers her place in both of her families (adopted and biological), and learns her birth family's secrets. I enjoyed reading about all of those things and following her journey. I particularly enjoyed seeing some elements of traditional Chinese culture through her eyes, and feeling her struggle with some of it. Three starts mostly because of the writing style. She is a journalist, and I felt like the book was written in that way; the writing sometimes seemed choppy to me, and I would have liked more 'flow' through the chapters and connecting the events in her life.

2022-11-14 13:55