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Title: insightful
Review: I heard Sarah Saffian on NPR and was so impressed with her poise that I decided to pick up the book, even though the topic did not interest me at first. While I occasionally find Saffian's writing style to be a bit overwrought, on the whole I am impressed with her telling of the story. Saffian is exactly my age, and frankly, I can relate to her moments of melodrama--trying to adjust to post-college life was challenging enough without meeting birth parents! In this telling, Saffian and her family members are not "good guys" or "bad guys," they are just people struggling to make connections. I think ITHAKA offers good insight into human relations in general--Sarah's reaction to being called out of the blue is instructive to (for?) anyone.
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