A review by lividawn
Yo no soy tu perfecta hija mexicana by Erika L. Sánchez

3.0

This book deals with some heavy themes: death, rape, suicide, immigration, adultery, teenage pregnancy, sexual orientation, drugs, multigenerational trauma, poverty, abuse, sexism, racism, abortion, and the list goes on. It does end on a hopeful note, but there are many very difficult parts to wade through. It also uses quite a bit of foul language. I would probably not recommend it for an adolescent, except under special circumstances. Reading it as an adult with a daughter of my own, I found it a bit hard to relate to the teenage mindset, especially at first. I tended to agree with the mother’s perspective on life. That said, there was beauty in this book, especially in some of the poetry. I also appreciated that the author explored complex emotions and didn’t try to resolve them neatly.