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cghegan's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Abortion, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
futurememory's review against another edition
The audio format is really not working for me with this one, so I'm putting it aside for now. I don't know if it's the way the sections are chunked, or the fact that there are bureaucratic documents read aloud in minute detail, or it's the poetic depth of the text. I'll try in physical at some other time.
nsmith2020's review against another edition
I enjoyed the topic of this book. I liked how her sister is investigating her murder and the information about the culture in Mexico. However, this was written with way too much fluff. It's an extremely literary text which isn't my favorite type of literature but I definitely have enjoyed other literary texts before. It was literary to the point where it was unreadable and I ended up not caring at all about this woman and her sister.
reiraneko's review against another edition
5.0
heartbreaking story. I couldn't contain the tears while reading, it was so hard to read. the author does an incredible job making us feel her pain. And is a reflection of what many mexican families have experience during the increasing violence against women.
noapathy's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Thirty years after her sister was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, the author relives this point in time using her sister's journals and letters, as well as recollections from her friends and loved ones. It is a search to a question without any answer: What could we have done to stop this? Full of love and grief.