tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post243859048003148441..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: Book Notesmalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-67797159270628269142009-04-13T20:58:00.000-05:002009-04-13T20:58:00.000-05:00"This logic, while soothing to adoptive families a..."This logic, while soothing to adoptive families and to the child as a young one, grows thin and problematic as the child moves into adulthood."<br /><br />Yeah, I used to believe in the Red Thread Theory. Until about a year ago, when the paradox of such a statement hit me full in the face.Mei-Linghttp://littlewing04.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-28029932355506646912009-04-13T18:11:00.000-05:002009-04-13T18:11:00.000-05:00On order, thanks for letting me know about it. I ...On order, thanks for letting me know about it. I have not read, and do not plan to, The Red Thread, but I wanted to add that when I ordered Lucky Girl it offered/recommended me Red Thread at the end! Yikes. One book that sounds great and one that shouldn't be available.Jeff and Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330454830153579449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-89476265016012109242009-04-13T13:30:00.000-05:002009-04-13T13:30:00.000-05:00We received "The Red Thread" as a gift (from anoth...We received "The Red Thread" as a gift (from another adoptive family! I was surprised) and had to get rid of it. It's clearly problematic in the way it focuses on the parents' experience, dismisses the birth country and completely ignores the child's birth parents, not to mention appropriating the red thread metaphor.<BR/><BR/>I was dismayed to see the book had very high customer reviews at Amazon.com, so I added my thoughts there.AlisonGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900252342131664257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-24355985621170772142009-04-13T09:43:00.000-05:002009-04-13T09:43:00.000-05:00Lucky Girl looks great....I'm over to order it rig...Lucky Girl looks great....I'm over to order it right now. <BR/>Would love to see more books from that point of view. So SO tired of the usual, "we choose you" adoption books.Hollynoreply@blogger.com