Reviews - The Skin and Its Girl

684 reviews for:

The Skin and Its Girl

Sarah Cypher

4.02 AVERAGE

kbertz77's review

3.75

I wasn’t sure if I was a fan of this book at first. When I reached the end is when I realized I did like it and was happy I finished it.

macchama's review against another edition

3.5

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

monicad98's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

shutki's review against another edition

5.0

i never wanted it to end. unbelievably good.

jessonbarricade's review

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

anniemayn's review against another edition

4.25

Beautiful tapestry of modern fable-like stories. A mythical exploration of the complexities of identify (or lack thereof)—of oneself and one’s family—through the history of Palestine and all the ways Palestinians have been forced to reinvent themselves at the hands of their oppressors.

4.25 stars may be an unfair rating but it did take me quite a while to get through this one.

jessmy's review

1.5

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marinaraclara's review

3.75

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookgawker's review

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

cgtull's review

4.0

emotional sad slow-paced

beautifully written, but deeply wounding for those of us w distant moms (haha). the pain of feeling like an outsider as a child was clearly conveyed. got lost along the ride a few times due to the second person telling and the non-linear timeline.

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