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Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada

16 reviews

solusipse's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Classism, Suicide, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Outing, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Drug use, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Murder, and Domestic abuse

stirnbandpunk's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Classism, Deadnaming, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death

junglejelly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

I honestly don't know where to start with this book except to say it's a must read.

It is so beautifully and heartbreakingly written. The characters, including the settings, come so easily to life off the page. With so few words, Camila Sosa Villada makes you care for this chosen family (who love and fight just like a biological/traditional family).

I wish the book was longer and delved more into Camila's life from being a teenager to her 20s. I felt a few of the chapters too short and the flow of the book jarring with "flashbacks". Hence not the full 5 stars but this is personal preference.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

elinna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

Una historia maravillosa que te aprieta el corazón, pero que al mismo tiempo ese amor entre penumbras y de noche te va cuidando.
Escucharlo en voz de la autora fue una experiencia maravillosa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Violence

fab_lettricelibera's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Alcoholism, and Violence

lidia7's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Ableism, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Vomit, Abandonment, Cancer, Deadnaming, Excrement, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Animal death, Bullying, and Self harm

agda's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Uau. Que livro singular. As palavras são tecidas e enfeitadas de maneira muito delicada e singular. A verdade é feia, mas é adornada com o lírico. Chorei, pausei pra pensar sobre o que ouvia e me impressionei. A luta para existir e a dor de ter quer lutar para ser percebida como digna de existência. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Transphobia, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual content and Homophobia

maxgdy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Cursing, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Outing, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Suicide

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and Vomit

purplemind's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

 Questo è un libro che ti lascia addosso molta rabbia. Camila e le sue compagne si sono ritagliate un piccolo mondo sicuro tra le mura della casa di Zia Encarna, ma quello che esiste fuori da quel santuario è spesso una realtà violenta e isolante, che le vuole lontano dagli occhi della “brava gente”, a costo anche di ucciderle. C’è anche tanta speranza, però. C’è lo Splendore negli Occhi, bimbo salvato e adottato da Zia Encarna, c’è la gioia nel veder realizzata nel modo più vero la propria identità, e c’è la sorellanza delle donne del Parco Sarmiento, che a volte riescono a salvarsi a vicenda. Lo stile di Sosa Villada è profondamente metaforico e vivido, si legge come fosse una poesia, fatta di scatti immortalati in vari momenti della sua vita e arricchiti dall’emotività della memoria. L’autrice, però, non si tira indietro dal descrivere anche le sue esperienze più cruente e il modo in cui esse l’hanno plasmata.
 (molto piacevole anche lo stile della traduzione!) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Trafficking, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy