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Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera

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writingcaia's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

An awesome punk ass coming of age of a gay Latina on a road to finding feminism.
Like all roads in life it’s not at all as she expected, her devotions, her heart and her life will shift and break.
A book that points out so much of what’s wrong in society, in the patriarchy, in white feminism and privilege.
A book about all female bodies, female worship, and all the female power.
A great tale of discovery and curiosity, and that imparts so much knowledge for those less knowledgeable on feminism, racism, diversity of relationships and queerness.

Are you a feminist?
- yeah, don’t answer if it’s no, and go educate yourself. This is a book for all feminists but definitely if you’re white like me this is absolutely necessary. I am sure there’re non-fiction books out there better to impart this knowledge but if you’re lazy like me this is it, plus it is very biographic (according to the author), so.

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ladyflash's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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4.5

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tlaynejones's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Whew, I almost gave up on this one. It seemed to go on and on about such an exclusionary and specific type of ‘feminism’ and queerness. However, at about the half way point, it finally changed tack and began to engage in a less performative exploration of what feminism and queerness mean to different people. By the end of the book I was filled with warm feelings for Juliet’s journey. Recommended!

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sweaterweather_inmymind's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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kaycee_cosplays's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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longlost's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

oh, this. this was good. i wasn't super on board with the book at first because the whole White Woman feminism but being that the author of the book is Not White and the rest of the elements of the story were interesting to read about i kept going, and i'm glad i did. the book really ties itself together towards the end, that scene where

juliet is at a queer dance party and she gets an impulse haircut..... the EMOTIONS

. the analysis of feminism and what it means to each character was incredibly interesting to read about, and the relationship between juliet and harlowe was a real eye-opener for me. all-in-all definitely a book i'd recommend reading, with a fantastic grasp of the subjects it deals with that allows for a chance to really reflect on how race and feminism intersect.

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the_vegan_bookworm's review

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hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked the characters and writing style of this book, but I struggled to connect to the lessons that the author was clearly trying to spread. It felt like there were messages trying to be shared with the reader but the follow-through wasn't complete.

It's possible, however, that being a white person played a major role in my lack of connection to these messages.

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