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people have been recommending anne tyler to me for years. people i know, people i trust. but i sometimes vehemently resist book recommendations, for no apparent reason. i get very "pffft. as if you could possibly know what i would like!" just out of nowhere sometimes.
now i just feel dumb, because this was a really solid book. two youngish baltimore couples adopt babies from korea at the same time, in 1997. they meet at the airport and then things happen from there. really, it's less about the little girls and more about the two families. it sounds simple, but i found it really hard to put down. really good, but in a quiet way. nothing flashy, just good writing and an interesting story. i didn't really want to finish it, because i have a feeling that what i read next won't be as impressive. but who knows? maybe i just need to have more faith.
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