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georgiarose710's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bookwormmelissa's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.
This was a really unique book about a group of friends from Queens, NY. It's told in a collective narrative (we) with chapters like short essays, so the pages do turn fast. In telling the story this way, the author was able to show that an individual brown girl's experience does not tell the whole experience - I found the writing to be clever and pack a punch. However, it meant that it was really hard to connect with any of the individual characters, because you didn't know whose story you were following as the girls go through the NY school system into college (or not) and good jobs (or not). And while the title is "Brown Girls", the author speaks for all women of color, which felt strange. It was a good read, but not one I would pick up again.
This was a really unique book about a group of friends from Queens, NY. It's told in a collective narrative (we) with chapters like short essays, so the pages do turn fast. In telling the story this way, the author was able to show that an individual brown girl's experience does not tell the whole experience - I found the writing to be clever and pack a punch. However, it meant that it was really hard to connect with any of the individual characters, because you didn't know whose story you were following as the girls go through the NY school system into college (or not) and good jobs (or not). And while the title is "Brown Girls", the author speaks for all women of color, which felt strange. It was a good read, but not one I would pick up again.
cowboyjonah's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the audiobook, it was definitely free verse poetry vibes but the expansiveness of time covered and the recurring dream/vision moments were really dynamic. Wish there was more fleshed out individual characters and more description of setting, still was energetic and thoughtful☀️🩷
log_laady's review
emotional
reflective
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? N/A
3.0
lubalis's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
sktxaryaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-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
readingwithgoose's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Homophobia