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mariellep's review
5.0
This book was slow moving for me at the beginning but boy did it build momentum. By the end of it I couldn’t turn it off (I listened to as an audiobook).
hillsax's review
5.0
The kind of book that should make men afraid. I loved this book and was so happy to read Myriam Gurba again.
satellite_orange's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
thecuriosityhourpodcast's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Beautiful, haunting, heartbreaking, and funny.
tracithomas's review
5.0
Really strong essays. Powerful. Angry. Smart. Dynamic. Gurba’s POV is unique and her arguments are well reasoned. A few stick out as incredibly memorable.
eastpt's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
marlmar3000's review
4.25
a point off for the inconsistent prose throughout but what a powerful and interesting look at race, gender, family stories, trauma, r*pe and societal patterns. i don’t even remember requesting this book at the library but i’m glad it landed in my hands. the humor, the metaphors, the poems & quotes — all excellent.
cjeanne99's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Essays from Myriam from her life as a lesbian, Mexican American, writer, teacher in Southern California. Two months later I checked this book out again so I could re-read some of the chapters. I like her style.