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The Nature of Small Birds is an intricate story containing three different time periods and each with multiple narrators. The story of Linda and Bruce adopting their baby from Vietnam after their experience protesting the war was truly a tale to behold. There was a lot to absorb from this tale. It ran the gamut of what it means to be family, the process of adoption, what it is to parent, and personal identity.
The author, Susie Finkbeiner, saved space for the reader to feel the vulnerability and emotions of the story and its characters. This was important because there are many emotions that flooded my senses as I read this book. Simply the effects of war themselves were enough to stay in my mind for awhile. It's an time that I continue to learn about and it never fails to stay with me. And Finkbeiner does such a fantastic job in weaving authenticity throughout this story - so much so that it can almost easily be confused with being a true story.
While I enjoyed the multiple POVs, I do wish we could have also had Minh's POV in order to further experience the story from each experience and angle. I think it would have added even more richness to the story especially because adoption is at the center of it.
I recommend this book to any reader who enjoys stories of family dynamics - it is definitely worth the read.
The author, Susie Finkbeiner, saved space for the reader to feel the vulnerability and emotions of the story and its characters. This was important because there are many emotions that flooded my senses as I read this book. Simply the effects of war themselves were enough to stay in my mind for awhile. It's an time that I continue to learn about and it never fails to stay with me. And Finkbeiner does such a fantastic job in weaving authenticity throughout this story - so much so that it can almost easily be confused with being a true story.
While I enjoyed the multiple POVs, I do wish we could have also had Minh's POV in order to further experience the story from each experience and angle. I think it would have added even more richness to the story especially because adoption is at the center of it.
I recommend this book to any reader who enjoys stories of family dynamics - it is definitely worth the read.
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