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Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

Mitch Albom

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Nov 07, 2019 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: travel-the-world, travel-2019

Every book I have read by Albom I have thoroughly enjoyed, and this one is no exception. More than anything, I really liked how he described his little family, and discussed what makes up a family.

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Jul 18, 2022 Shiva rated it it was ok

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I did love Albom’s other books especially “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “The five people you meet in heaven”. Finding Chika however is a sad story filled with notions of death, illness, and some references to religion.

I could not get past the first third of the book. It was extremely depressing with not even a brim light in sight. Maybe I am getting too sensitive these days that there are bad news from everywhere in the world, but I don’t need to read and go through the details of pre and post dea ...more

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Nov 15, 2020 Alisa added it

You'd have to have the heart of Mitch McConnell not to be moved by this story of Chika, the little Haitian girl that Mitch Albom and his wife cared for while she underwent cancer treatment in the states. That said, this isn't the type of I normally would read (it is for a library book discussion I am moderating) and I have very mixed feelings about both the content and the writing. So for that reason I am leaving it unrated. ...more

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Nov 17, 2021 Mike rated it really liked it

I read this in audiobook format, which as it was read by the author, but more importantly, had many recordings of Chika herself added immensely to the book.

It is a moving story, as most all of his books are, and one worth a slow think over.

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