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suzettmolina's review against another edition
5.0
I really loved this book and it has really changed the way I see so many things. It’s the first book outside of some Sandra Cisneros that I truly relate too and feel seen. It was nice to read from the perspective of another Latinx country as my parents migrated from El Salvador and it’s always been a frustrating part to be jumbled in as we are all “Mexican”. I really enjoyed the way she emphasized that even in the issues that come with being BIPOC proximity in whiteness even when it comes to your skin color changes and is significant to the way the world is for you. I’ve always said being literally the brown Hispanic versus the white passing Hispanic it’s a completely different world sometimes. This book has made me look at myself and remind me how to connect with my parents, but also connect back to myself and actively choose to find who I am and not continue looking for the “acceptance” in the white spaces that I will simply never fully be good enough for. Prices Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, thank you for allowing me to be seen. I look forward to passing down this book to my little sister ♥️
cafecitoyt's review
5.0
As soon as I saw that the author of this book was the same author who wrote a short letter entitled “Dear Brown Girl” in the Washington post a few years ago, I knew I had to read it. I wasn’t prepared for the feelings that surfaced as I heard her describe the bullshit she’s faced during her life because a lot of it echoed my experiences growing up (even tho I am US-born / of Mexican descent) in East LA.
I highly recommend this book to BIPOC / BIWOC, def worth the read.
I highly recommend this book to BIPOC / BIWOC, def worth the read.
cathsgraphs's review against another edition
4.0
This book wasn’t what I was expecting because i read the write-up. This is a memoir and a book for deniers of how colonization affects BIPOC. How racism,sexism & classism affects BIPOC sometimes even from within families and those very communities. She writes boldly and without fear and it’s a joy to read. I hope I’m able to see her speak someday.
lmcoffman's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
gizellereads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
erickaonpaper's review against another edition
was reading this for a book club. brain just couldn't process and i was in and out of the story. appreciate rodriguez's work and hope i can come back to this one day!
literarychingona's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0