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Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

15 reviews

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Mental illness

Moderate: Dementia and Sexual content

Minor: Biphobia, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Drug use

tinysierra's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Wash Day Diaries offers a glimpse into the main characters lives as they navigate their day. It was a quick, light read that celebrated their joy and connections to each other. 

There was a character who mentioned mental health struggles, and their friend basically said “just take this crystal, it will help.” They didn’t talk about it again on page after that, which felt was unsatisfactory. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Homophobia, Biphobia, Dementia, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

jacksons_books_and_music's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

A great read, sometimes fun, sometimes emotional, and constantly celebrating Black women, their hair, and their friendships with each other. The part with Cookie and her grandma made me cry in the best way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, Dementia, and Biphobia

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

maeverose's review against another edition

3.75

This was cute. I liked the art style.
Only thing that I felt was a weird take was

when Cookie dismissed the idea of taking anti depressants and suggested crystals instead… it was framed in the story as Cookie not understanding the situation and being unhelpful, but then it just kinda ends there. Cookie does help out in the end, but I just found that one chapter a bit weird the way it was never really resolved. Would’ve preferred if we got to see her learn why that wasn’t a helpful response.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Sexual content, Mental illness, Ableism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, and Racism

There is some non-sexual nudity (except for one panel that is sexual, but you don’t really see anything)

readingwithcats's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking and Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia

readandfindout's review

emotional fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
Art: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Drug use, Misogyny, Biphobia, Mental illness, Homophobia, Racism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment

avisreadsandreads's review

hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Stalking, Dementia, Homophobia, Racism, and Biphobia

shutupiamreading's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.5

I loooooved this! The concept of exploring four women's lives anchored on their hair wash day was so original and worked really well. Also loved that all the women have different illustration styles because their stories are illustrated by different people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Biphobia

Moderate: Dementia

eve81's review

hopeful inspiring fast-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? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Stalking, Dementia, Mental illness, and Biphobia

whatisjordyreading's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

my 1st reading:
Wash Day Diaries is worthy of the highest rating. brb, off to read it a second time right through ❣️

my 2nd reading:
-the diversity in body types, skin colour, hairstyles & life experiences in the main cast of characters i.e. Cookie, Davene, Nisha & Kim
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monochrome colouring of each chapter specific to each character is super cute but not overwhelming or distracting. yellow for Cookie; blue for Davene; pink for Nisha; and purple for Kim.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Biphobia

brief mention of the police & restraining orders, but neither show themselves