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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

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lauracvdberg's review against another edition

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3.0

“Heaven is me folding towels?”

briacelest's review

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4.0

This book hit especially hard for me as the daughter of a preacher. I really loved all the stories and felt myself relating to so many thoughts and characters! My favorite was probably the peach cobbler story; it was so bittersweet and always tinged with the sadness of a child wanting love from their parent. Highly recommend!

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

rahmat22818's review

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5.0

Super short read, less than 200 pages

I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t know it was going to be short stories but was pleasantly surprised. Would recommend

simonereadsbooks's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

waluigii's review

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4.0

I really liked this one!!
aside from being drawn to the title lol, this collection was highly rated by Roxane gay so I had to pick it up. it was a quick read and the narratives were believable.

I also appreciate the collection for its subject matter—commentary on double standards in church esp for black women, gay representation, & bringing the characters to life.

“most of the time we live in the space between my need to dissect and her need to keep things whole with declarative sentences”