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A review by getlitwithamy_
Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
This is a beautifully crafted memoir that reads like a novel. Díaz covers many tough topics including mental illness, drug use/addiction, and suicide, so please take care of yourself when reading and keep these trigger warnings in mind
Reading a story written in the perspective of a queer Afro-Latina woman was a great Hispanic Heritage Month. I haven’t read enough books with Afro-Latina protagonists - fiction and nonfiction - so ORDINARY GIRLS was a great place to start
My only negative about this book is that I felt like the ending was a little rushed. There was a lot happening and being covered in the last 30 pages and it took a while for me to realize that the conclusion was coming
Otherwise, this was a really great book and an incredible story about Díaz’s journey in Puerto Rico and Miami.
Reading a story written in the perspective of a queer Afro-Latina woman was a great Hispanic Heritage Month. I haven’t read enough books with Afro-Latina protagonists - fiction and nonfiction - so ORDINARY GIRLS was a great place to start
My only negative about this book is that I felt like the ending was a little rushed. There was a lot happening and being covered in the last 30 pages and it took a while for me to realize that the conclusion was coming
Otherwise, this was a really great book and an incredible story about Díaz’s journey in Puerto Rico and Miami.