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Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

17 reviews

sikah42's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Being from the Caribbean, its refreshing to read a book with actual creole in it. It made me so excited to read those parts and made me feel closer to home. I felt seen.
Patsy is a very complicated woman having gone through so much trauma at such a young age, it’s understandable why she did the things she did.
She does make some dumb decisions, like when

She slept with Fiona’s boyfriend. He clearly had nothing to offer her besides a good time. If she really just wanted to sleep with the next available body, she should have just slept with the store owner. That guy would at least be beneficial to her struggle. Getting to this part almost made me drop the book entirely, but I wanted to know if she ever redeemed herself in Tru’s eyes./

. The ending was bittersweet but satisfying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cultural appropriation

jenn_the_unicorn's review

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, and Pedophilia

carlybellesbooks's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

sophieh's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

rachaeldamms's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Self harm

christiereads23's review

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a beautiful novel about motherhood, identity, immigration, love, and finding yourself. Patsy makes the hard decision to leave her five year old daughter Tru behind to finally have an opportunity to live with the woman she has loved since she was young. However, things don't go as planned, and the novel follows Patsy and Tru over 10+ years as each is struggling with their identity and with the feelings of guilt or anger they have at leaving and being abandoned. I did think that the beginning was very slow, and it took me a bit to get invested. However, the author did a wonderful job of describing the aspects of Patsy and Tru's lfie so that you really felt as if you knew them. Even if I didn't agree with some decisions that were made, I understood why it was necessary for the character to do. The ending, after spending so long seeing Patsy and Tru struggle with their relationship, was rushed, and I would have loved to seen their relationship build up instead of getting a "flash-forward to the happy ending" that we did get. Overall, this was a beautiful story with characters you will just fall in love with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Rape

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 This had a slow start but after about 100 pages it really got under my skin, almost without me noticing. The dense description meant the energy of both New York and Pennyfield, Jamaica felt really vivid. All of the characters were complex but I found Patsy in particular really interesting. I was often conflicted about her, rooting for her but also hoping she'd make better decisions for the sake of her daughter Tru. It's a difficult read at times, about poverty, racism, trauma and guilt and ultimately I really appreciated the journey of both Patsy and Tru trying to find happiness against the odds, without compromising who they are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexual assault