MixedThe Washington Independent Review of BooksThe expository nature of Hemon’s approach to writing can be frustrating. Often, important moments are brushed over via quick narration, with little to no attention given to setting scenes ... Hemon’s work signifies a change from biographies anchored in the past to those concerned with offering a contemporary perspective. My Parents is a project that embraces point of view to show just how much people like Robert Shields had it all wrong. The past isn’t about what transpired when. It’s about remembering how people were.
