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Reviews: All Books


Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Time

The sheer weight and intimacy of the anecdotes in Far from the Tree put it in a league with great oral histories.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Cleveland Plain Dealer

At its core, "Far from the Tree" is about resilience, shorn of the simplistic condescension of TV news segments about "overcoming adversity."

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Montreal Gazette

An inspiring read that is sure to become a classic.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Boston Globe

A big, big-hearted book.... Solomon’s project boils down to this: with stories come understanding, empathy, and respect.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: USA Today

This is a masterpiece of non-fiction... it should be required reading for psychologists, teachers, and above all, parents.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Washington Post

Solomon forcefully showcases parents who not only aren’t horrified by the differences they encounter in their offspring, but who rise to the occasion by embracing them.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: New York Times

It’s a book everyone should read... there’s no one who wouldn’t be a more imaginative and understanding parent — or human being — for having done so.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: New Yorker

A careful, subtle, and surprising… exploration of difference as it shapes family life.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Parents may feel isolated as they deal with a child’s difference, but in their struggles, says Mr. Solomon, they are connected.

Nov 2012

Review of: Published in: Yale Alumni Magazine

The remarkable families in the book serve as extreme cases of a universal struggle to bond across and along the lines of difference.