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I'm torn between this one as I read this a while ago but ngl the ending felt off due to the author writing these white characters as like gods or whatever that's what caught me off guard but it's sorta clear that the author never really lived through (I can't say much because I also have never lived through this too) what happened to the main character. It's a hard read as it does contain heavy elements but it was a short read overall.

theromanticace's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

tron2lovely's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was well written. It is a story that really needs to be told for people to understand what goes on for these young girls. This book openly portrayed the many emotions that the youth themselves, going through such abuse, might feel. It was honest about not being able to trust another human being after trusting is what lead them there. I'm in awe at the ending it was so right for such a heavy book. Definitely a must read.

librariansrule's review against another edition

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5.0

Gifted to our library by a young, wise soul. A profound read, unsettling in every way, and true. Horrifyingly, it's a novel based on truth.

stephxsu's review against another edition

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5.0

SOLD is heartwrenching and shocking; it will move you to tears. In simple, poetic prose, McCormick tells the story of Lakshmi, a thirteen-year-old Nepal girl who is sold by her family to an Indian brothel house when her family loses all of their year’s crops during the rainy season. Sold into sexual slavery, Lakshmi must “repay” her “debts” to the woman who runs the brothel house—which in reality will never occur because she will never be free.

Despite this dismal-sounding setting, there are surprisingly vivid and warm pictures of the mountain life, a life that most of us have never known. Lakshmi is observant, determined, and not one to be pitied, despite the terrible situation she’s in. The characters we meet at the brothel house touch our lives in an extraordinary way.

SOLD is not a long book, nor is it very complicated, but it’s amazing how many emotions one can get from so little words. This is the must-read book of the year, hands-down. You will cry and smile, break your heart and repair it with images of the beauty and endurance of human nature.

aranafyre's review against another edition

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5.0

Heart-wrenching story of child sex trafficking. The content is demoralizing. The fact that this happens today is atrocious. This story is not afraid of telling all of the horrors, to shine a light into the dark so we wrestle with it and could hopefully take steps to stop it.

Gorgeous writing! It is a story written in poetry. The flow is so seamless I often have to force myself to pause and appreciate the individual poems.

author2223's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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