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aranafyre's review against another edition
5.0
Heart-wrenching story of child sex trafficking. The content is demoralizing. The fact that this happens today is atrocious. This story is not afraid of telling all of the horrors, to shine a light into the dark so we wrestle with it and could hopefully take steps to stop it.
Gorgeous writing! It is a story written in poetry. The flow is so seamless I often have to force myself to pause and appreciate the individual poems.
Gorgeous writing! It is a story written in poetry. The flow is so seamless I often have to force myself to pause and appreciate the individual poems.
author2223's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, and Slavery
Moderate: Medical content and Torture
Minor: Suicide
nemurphy4's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly this book left me speechless. That's all I need to say
lsparrow's review against another edition
2.0
Easy to read - and a story that should be told.
It felt too simple, and told from too much of an outsider voice - so much of the language and description did not seem real to me. There were too many little errors to make me believe the book completely - although so much of this story is so real.
It felt too simple, and told from too much of an outsider voice - so much of the language and description did not seem real to me. There were too many little errors to make me believe the book completely - although so much of this story is so real.
nearlycomatose02's review against another edition
5.0
Heart wrenching and confronting, tears streamed down my face as this story wove a tale of despair and endurance.
4saradouglas's review against another edition
5.0
Lakshmi’s life, helping her mother take care of the rice paddies on the side of a mountain in Nepal seems very hard compared to our own lives, but she is very happy and loves her family. Her stepfather, however, is a compulsive gambler and loses what little money they have. When the crops are destroyed by flooding, the stepfather sends Lakshmi to the city to be a maid. When Lakshmi arrives in the city, it is made very clear to her that she is not a maid, but the property of a brothel house. Lakshmi must do what she can to survive this new way of life which is full of rape and beatings.
This is a very powerful and well written book. The chapters are extremely short which will appeal to those who dislike reading. Lakshmi is a very strong, well-developed character who is easy to like and relate with. While it is not a very fun read, I believe it would appeal to almost all readers. What I enjoyed most about this book is the constant mention of things like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and David Beckham which will help readers understand that this isn’t hundreds of years ago; that this is happening to girls today.
This is a very powerful and well written book. The chapters are extremely short which will appeal to those who dislike reading. Lakshmi is a very strong, well-developed character who is easy to like and relate with. While it is not a very fun read, I believe it would appeal to almost all readers. What I enjoyed most about this book is the constant mention of things like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and David Beckham which will help readers understand that this isn’t hundreds of years ago; that this is happening to girls today.
kamitc's review against another edition
4.0
I loses that it was written in vignettes. But it was devastating.
punkgremlin's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
christine_e_schulze's review against another edition
5.0
This book was beautifully written from start to end. The language was simple but so visual and lovely at the same time. The characters were real, as was the emotion behind them. The story was sad of course but I felt its triumph at the end. I devoured this in less than four hours; highly recommend.