A review by abbie_
Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

I usually prefer memoirs which are written in a narrative style, as opposed to essays, but I did really enjoy this memoir-in-essays! Lots of unflinching depictions of mental illness which I always appreciate, and I thought Sánchez's portrayal of 'an abortion that saved [her] life' was incredible. One thing that stuck out to me from this part was how she says people who support the right to choose often censor themselves when it comes to their own experiences with abortion, especially if they happen to be traumatic because that rhetoric can so easily be taken by pro-lifers and twisted out of context. Sánchez laments how there can be a lack of nuance around abortion, and I'm glad she felt able to tell her story of an abortion which was obviously extremely traumatic for her, but ultimately the right choice given her mental state at the time.


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