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A review by kendragaylelee
Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades
4.0
Totally didn't get that this wasn't going to be a novel, so it took me a minute to settle in.
But the edginess, vulnerability, sadness, anger, joy, and realness of the characters won me over. As each woman narrated her experience with racism, sexism, family, school, expectations (or lack of), dreams, resignation, identity, desire... I felt like I was eavesdropping on a very private conversation for and to Brown Girls. The whole book was really well woven together and balanced. Incredibly well done. 100% worth your time.
But the edginess, vulnerability, sadness, anger, joy, and realness of the characters won me over. As each woman narrated her experience with racism, sexism, family, school, expectations (or lack of), dreams, resignation, identity, desire... I felt like I was eavesdropping on a very private conversation for and to Brown Girls. The whole book was really well woven together and balanced. Incredibly well done. 100% worth your time.