This book in such a unique form that honestly, it was destined for a positive review simply based on Gibney's creativity. I think that listening to her speak about the book, as well, gave me a really good perspective on its power and purpose. I'm paraphrasing, but Gibney made a statement about how, when speaking about TGIAWANWB, people want to categorize it: "so what IS it?" Ultimately, as a mixed-race adoptee, Gibney states, these questions remind her of the times when people wanted to categorize her: "so what ARE you?" The power of this book is that it doesn't have to be one thing: it just is.

I really appreciated Gibney's thoughts on this because, upon reflecting about the book, I found that I wanted to know what specifically was "truth" and what was fictional. Of course, Erin's chapters did not happen in this timeline, but did everything happen in Shannon's version? Again, hearing Gibney speak made me think about this further, as she stated just how important truth is to her. I think that the core of this book is that all of it is truth because it is her lived experience. It is how she is able to understand the realities of her conception, birth, adoption, and life. And if that is not truth, what exactly is truth, then?