Reviews

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

log_laady's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

lyloster's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

lubalis's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

sktxaryaw's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

lottie1803's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Homophobia

katharine613's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

apotofhoney's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-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

3.5

trapwomanistcyborgwitch's review

5.0

What a wonderful book. A powerful, beautiful, lyrical, imaginative, poetic book about the lives of immigrant brown girls living in Queens, NY. This coming of age story gave me major feels because I grew up singing all the songs, experienced some of the same sad experiences in the book. The girls in this book are a beautiful, complicated mess just like me. It was wonderful to read and see representation of myself. The book also discussed misogyny/misogynoir, microagresssions, colonialism, and imperialism…all the sacrifices, horror, wonderful times of living in the US. A literal timeline up until the current time. Her writing reminded me of Diane McKinney-Whetstone l. I loved it. Five Stars for sure. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

dinasamimi's review against another edition

4.0

Really special little book. The audio sounded like a novel in verse. Very heartwarming and honest account of growing across the seascape of immigrant communities in Queens.