A review by caitlyn888
Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Díaz

5.0

What a gripping memoir. Jaquira Diaz lived more life in her first 21 years than most people do in eighty. She overcame so many hardships - assimilating to American life after moving from Puerto Rico, living with an abusive mother who suffered from schizophrenia and addiction, and enduring poverty, rape, prison, and homophobia in the Navy. It's a truly remarkable tale that comments upon womanhood, American politics, racism, sexuality, and family.