350 reviews for:

My Side of the River

Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

3.91 AVERAGE

charlie_is_reading's review

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

sams_bookss's review

2.75

reflective medium-paced

chrissylovesreading's review

4.0

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Compelling read, and while I don't want her to avoid certain experiences, it made me wonder how some of the people she wrote about felt about that.

johanna_dombrowski's review

5.0

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jlk64's review

3.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

airwreckaahhh's review

5.0

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annegrenier_'s review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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This memoir is written in a YA tone and style that makes it easy to read, despite the heavy themes and turmoil the author shares.

I’m about the author’s age, so I appreciated being able to understand the era she grew up in.

It’s a poignant account of a reality whose effects can be profound and long-lasting.

jrkrumholz98's review

5.0

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gpayne20's review against another edition

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 I've decided that I am no longer going to rate memoirs. I think it is such a personal thing and I do not want to give a rating to someone else's story, often times the hard parts. I thought this message was very powerful, and while I personally cannot relate in experience in its entirety I was able to relate to portions and take portions away. I think the story style fit the story very well and I did feel like the writing was very eloquent but still personal and beautiful. 

scottsararenee's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced