New Family Values

This was a fascinating, well-researched deep-dive into the definition of “family,” looking at non-traditional families of many constitutions: those who have children through IVF, surrogacy, or adoption; those who have no children, by choice or otherwise; single-parenthood; poly-parenthood; queer parenthood; even “rainbow” families comprised of the disowned and disenfranchised who decide to choose their family. It was less of an audio-book than a continuous, high-production value, long-form podcast (a medium perfect for the content; interviews with these families in their rawest emotions really hits home).

While I think there are more structures that could have been explored, I think this was a phenomenal start and what is needed to usher in acceptance of families that deviate from tradition — and ultimately to give those families the rights and support they deserve.

This was an extremely enlightening book. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about new types of families, and the way these issues were tackled was very thoughtful. I recommend this to everyone! My only complaint is that sometimes the train of thought and organization was a bit confusing and hard to follow, but overall, a very good audiobook.