Reviews with content warning for Domestic abuse - Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

I ripped through this book. As someone who has a family history of domestic and intimate partner violence, this was triggering for me to read, but I couldn't put it down. It is written to beautifully and thoughtfully. Cristina Rivera Garza doesn't just retrace the years leading up to her sisters untimely death, she paints a picture of her sister's life and personhood in such a tender and loving way. I don't think I'll be quick to forget this book. One of the best books and memoirs I've ever read.

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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cghegan's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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convivialcatch's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

I don't usually do memoirs (although not sure this is totally a memoir?) but The Stacks and Lupita Reads raved about it so I thought I'd give it a try. I struggled to engage with the narrative style and pacing of the first part of the book and it picked up with the narration of Liliana's life and especially her years at college. Garza's use of interviews with Liliana's friends, journal entries, writings and letters made for a novel and compelling approach to story-telling. It is a heavy read and absolutely worth it.

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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