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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/698.Digging_to_America?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Digging to America" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1157224077m/698.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/698.Digging_to_America?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Digging to America</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/457.Anne_Tyler">Anne Tyler</a><br/><br/>
  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5077126?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
  rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>I really enjoyed this book!  I found myself telling people about it over the week or so that I read it.  I found it really fascinating -- this look at Americans and "foreigners" -- seen through this tale of two very different families who are brought together by the adoption of Korean baby girls.  I loved how different the two families were -- heritage, parenting approaches, personality, etc.  I could appreciate the two new mothers and their varied feelings.  I could relate to both Bitsy and Ziba, as different as they were from each other.  Though, I'm not sure I would have appreciated that aspect of the book if I wasn't yet a mother.  I loved how the author really developed the various characters -- the parents and grandparents of the little girls.  It was through the character development that the story of the girls was told.  I was suprised by all of this -- I'd had the misconception that it was going to be about the girls and their experiences as they grew.  But, that was really just a back-drop for the "real" story with Maryam and her inner struggle with her self-proclaimed "outsiderness."  My only complaint about the book was the ending.  I was a little disappointed -- I wasn't quite ready for it to end where it did.  I closed the book feeling like I'd been cut off -- I wanted more.  But, as I reflect a bit more, I think it was a very nice way to end the book.  I think this would be a great book for a book club -- lots of things to discuss.
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Natalie's review
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bookshelves: great-for-book-clubs
recommended for: book clubs, mothers

I really enjoyed this book! I found myself telling people about it over the week or so that I read it. I found it really fascinating -- this look at Americans and "foreigners" -- seen through this tale of two very different families who are brought together by the adoption of Korean baby girls. I loved how different the two families were -- heritage, parenting approaches, personality, etc. I could appreciate the two new mothers and their varied feelings. I could relate to both Bitsy and Ziba, as different as they were from each other. Though, I'm not sure I would have appreciated that aspect of the book if I wasn't yet a mother. I loved how the author really developed the various characters -- the parents and grandparents of the little girls. It was through the character development that the story of the girls was told. I was suprised by all of this -- I'd had the misconception that it was going to be about the girls and their experiences as they grew. But, that was...more

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