Kasa Cotugno's Reviews > Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

When i picked up this massive book, I thought it would take me weeks maybe months to finish, as I'd planned to dip into it now and then between other books with more linear structure. And now I find myself 3 days later having not been able to put it down. Reading in one stretch -- as one chapter lead to another and the histories brought these cases to life. One reason is Andrew Solomon's obvious empathy for his subjects. Having grown up knowing he was gay, Solomon shared a sense of feeling marginalized from an early age. He spent ten years researching and getting to know the families of some special children, establishing relationships that in some cases spanned that entire time. This book, beautifully written in clear prose, making even the more technical material clear for the lay reader. Definitely worth the time, worth the effort.