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Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood by Gretchen Sisson
2 reviews
csleeds's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Minor: Infertility, Racism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Adoption trauma mentioned throughout as wellfkshg8465's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
5.0
This is the second book I’ve read about the impact of adoptions that no one talks about. First one was What White Patents Should Know about Transracial Adoption by Melissa Guida-Richards last year. That was from the perspective of the adopted child (written as an adopted adult). This book was just as powerful. I’m so glad we are now talking about the full picture of what it means to give up a child for adoption, especially in light of the Dobbs decision.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic