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I Would Meet You Anywhere
- A Memoir (Machete)
- De: Susan Kiyo Ito
- Narrado por: Kathleen Li
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 28
Growing up with adoptive nisei parents, Susan Kiyo Ito knew only that her birth mother was Japanese American and her father White. But finding and meeting her birth mother in her early 20s was only the beginning of her search for answers, history, and identity. Though the two share a physical likeness, an affinity for ice cream, and a relationship that sometimes even feels familial, there is an ever-present tension between them, as a decades-long tug-of-war pits her birth mother’s desire for anonymity against Ito’s need to know her origins, to see and be seen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lovely and heart-wrenching
- De Patti Simmons en 11-14-23
- I Would Meet You Anywhere
- A Memoir (Machete)
- De: Susan Kiyo Ito
- Narrado por: Kathleen Li
Such a lovely memoir
Revisado: 11-14-23
I always enjoy memoirs that go deeper and show me something about both the author's story and the also complexity of different human experiences. I Would Meet You Anywhere by Susan Kiyo Ito was a beautifully written story about how the author’s life was shaped by adoption, the search for her roots, and exploring her identity as a biracial Japanese adoptee. I enjoyed this audiobook and found myself really hearing the author’s voice through the narration. It was such a lovely book.
Within a few chapters, I found myself thoroughly immersed in this story and unable to put the book down until I got to the end. Susan Kiyo Ito’s search for her roots – and ultimately for acceptance and belonging – drew the reader in and provided gentle insight into the struggles of adoptees. Ito wrote with empathy and compassion about the struggles and limitations of others in her story, while also allowing us to see the deep pain the choices of others caused for her. The author provided historical context for both adoption and the circumstances of Japanese Americans that changed the trajectory of her entire life and those of her family members. She also provided perspective on how her own life was impacted as a woman by access to reproductive healthcare, motherhood and as a caregiver. It felt so timely to read this book right now.
Even as someone who was not adopted, I found so many ways to relate to this story and am grateful that Ito was willing to share her journey with us. I Would Meet You Anywhere was a beautifully crafted story that gently drew the reader into the complexity of emotions and experiences around adoption, identity, family and belonging.
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