jizellereads's reviews
61 reviews

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

didn’t really know what this was about until like a little after reading it so i might not have picked it up it if i actually had known the premise. but it was cute, the plot and “tension” just seemed a bit dumb 

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ugh so good 

Citizen Illegal by José Olivarez

emotional fast-paced

3.75

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

damn now I'm kinda sad 

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

i feel like it heavily relied on dark and disturbing similes and metaphors to really hone in on the fact that it’s supposed to gross you out. i think that was effective in some parts more than others. i really felt bad for Jo though. overall it was a fast read that did make me cringe because of its imagery.

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire

dark reflective fast-paced

4.5

“your girlhood an incubation for madness”

this is the first collection of poetry i’ve read and i really enjoyed this. i read previous poems of her and was gifted this by my english teacher as a grad gift almost two years ago. very moving poems and a lot of important issues written with beauty and significance

Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story by Alice Bag

reflective medium-paced

4.0

really liked this memoir. very important to see punk latines that cultivated a known image in the punk world 

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

dark emotional sad

4.5

heavy ideas in this but such an essential read for queer women

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

funny

2.0

not a shakespeare fan, sorry—only read it for class

Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiza 5th Edition by Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Norma Elia Cantú, Aída Hurtado

challenging informative

5.0

really eye-opening to the pedagogical thinking of post coloniality within the Latine community. as a texan chicana, i really needed to read this and was very moved by it.