Nadine's Reviews > Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings
Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings
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Chyrsta takes you on her very personal journey, one that is heart wrenching but also incredibly moving! It focuses on the unconvential and chaotic upbringing her and her sibling faced from early childhood until their adult life when it was discovered that their father was 'Donor 150' - California cryobank's best selling donor. In turn meaning Chrysta and her sister could have dozens, even hundreds of biological half-siblings.
In ways it's not only chyrsta's memoir but also that of her mother and the battles she faced! Debra for sure had demons of her own but the love she had for her children was always there even throughout all the chaos and hardship!
It's a story filled with heavy subject matters! It focuses on love, loss, betrayal, addiction and mental health. Chrysta writes about these with such compassion for those involved in her story!
This is the first time I have read a memoir like this! It reads like a fiction novel which is an aspect I enjoyed and found different to anything I've read previously. I found the similarities in personalities and interests the siblings all had dispite their different upbringings fascinating!
It's a story that will definitely stick with you with its wild and unexpected turns!
Chyrsta takes you on her very personal journey, one that is heart wrenching but also incredibly moving! It focuses on the unconvential and chaotic upbringing her and her sibling faced from early childhood until their adult life when it was discovered that their father was 'Donor 150' - California cryobank's best selling donor. In turn meaning Chrysta and her sister could have dozens, even hundreds of biological half-siblings.
In ways it's not only chyrsta's memoir but also that of her mother and the battles she faced! Debra for sure had demons of her own but the love she had for her children was always there even throughout all the chaos and hardship!
It's a story filled with heavy subject matters! It focuses on love, loss, betrayal, addiction and mental health. Chrysta writes about these with such compassion for those involved in her story!
This is the first time I have read a memoir like this! It reads like a fiction novel which is an aspect I enjoyed and found different to anything I've read previously. I found the similarities in personalities and interests the siblings all had dispite their different upbringings fascinating!
It's a story that will definitely stick with you with its wild and unexpected turns!
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