Books like I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith, and Family

*a book to borrow, not to buy*I probably shouldn't, but I do like Kate. Of course she is ridiculously difficult, but I do think that she's a good mother (there are worse out there). Either way, this book is really only meant to read by Kate fans, anyone else might find it so unKatelike that it seems disingenuous. Which, even as a Kate fan, it does at times.It's a quick read, a bit of repetition which happens naturally when you have eight kids and eight letters to write. A mother's love is indeed powerful, but there are only so many ways you can say it on paper. It was interesting to see the kids' personalities a bit more fleshed out, and I especially thought it was admirable how she balanced Jon in this book (he's never the villain, despite how messy the divorce got with all the lawsuits and with those blackmail claims). The most interesting part of the book in my opinion though is when she brings up her struggle with overcoming gender stereotypes, since she grew up in a conservative suburban area and was used to seeing men having a certain role and women having a certain role. It was unexpected, but nice to see that she did overcome those notions and that her mind is still very much open.This book isn't very extraordinary though. It's a very public love letter to her kids, so don't look for much beyond that.