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A review by popthebutterfly
Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz
4.0
Disclaimer: I received this arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Ordinary Girls
Author: Jaquira Diaz
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Autobiography, LGBT
Publication Date: October 29, 2019
Genre: Autobiography
Recommended Age: 16+ (mental illness, sexual assault TW, depression, questioning your sexuality)
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages: 336
Synopsis: Ordinary Girls is a fierce, beautiful, and unflinching memoir from a wildly talented debut author. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Jaquira Díaz found herself caught between extremes: as her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was surrounded by the love of her friends; as she longed for a family and home, she found instead a life upended by violence. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico’s history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz triumphantly maps a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be.
Review: I really liked this book! I thought the book was very well done. The writing was captivating and the character development was the heart of this book. The pacing was also very on point. I really liked this memoir and I loved how open and honest the author was with the audience, especially on such sensitive topics.
My only issues with the book are that the world building wasn’t that well done in my opinion and I felt like some of the minor characters weren’t that well developed. Other than those things, I highly recommend this novel!
Verdict: A very well done memoir.
Book: Ordinary Girls
Author: Jaquira Diaz
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Autobiography, LGBT
Publication Date: October 29, 2019
Genre: Autobiography
Recommended Age: 16+ (mental illness, sexual assault TW, depression, questioning your sexuality)
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Pages: 336
Synopsis: Ordinary Girls is a fierce, beautiful, and unflinching memoir from a wildly talented debut author. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Jaquira Díaz found herself caught between extremes: as her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was surrounded by the love of her friends; as she longed for a family and home, she found instead a life upended by violence. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico’s history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz triumphantly maps a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be.
Review: I really liked this book! I thought the book was very well done. The writing was captivating and the character development was the heart of this book. The pacing was also very on point. I really liked this memoir and I loved how open and honest the author was with the audience, especially on such sensitive topics.
My only issues with the book are that the world building wasn’t that well done in my opinion and I felt like some of the minor characters weren’t that well developed. Other than those things, I highly recommend this novel!
Verdict: A very well done memoir.