Reviews

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

anhrw09's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

1.0

melodys_library's review against another edition

3.0

This book is supposed to be an ode to brown girls, and while it did feel like that, it also felt a bit lofty at times. The author sure packed a lot of brown girl identities and cultures into one book. The writing style wasn’t really for me: First person plural, and the chapters seemed more like vignettes than chapters of a novel imo. I identified with a lot of the experiences detailed in this book and felt emotional when I could relate; but I felt my focus drifting during the parts I didn’t personally relate to.

spencer0o7's review against another edition

2.0

this book is okay if you can ignore the antiblackness and the fact that asian, indigenous, and south american people are grouped in w black people which I find very strange. just throughout this whole book I had this feeling of not truly being able to relate to it since I know the author didn’t GENUINELY have my experiences in mind while writing it. Besides that the book is enjoyable and does a nice job at describing the world the characters live in.

kirahvireads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

au_conn1's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

chloevictoria8's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.25

qt_neesha's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A true love letter to women of colour everywhere! 

mercbubble42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

cubaitlubin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Such a cool piece. So specific in its detail, making it unexpectedly universal, especially with its plural first person "we" POV. Poetic composition and compelling narration on the audiobook. This is girlhood and legacy and identity and sense of place.

standardchaos's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I highly recommend listening to the audiobook of Brown Girls if you have the chance. It was read like it was poetry and was so beautiful, the narrator, Tashi Thomas, did a wonderful job.

I definitely saw myself, my mother, and a lot of other women in my family in many aspects of this novel. There are so many great quotes, especially on being Brown in the diaspora. I can't believe this was a debut novel!