Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

16 reviews

emmmaustin's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Car accident, Classism, and Deportation

moniqueadcock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

that_person_logan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

• 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

4.5

I think this is a wonderful book that should be required reading in high schools across the world.
It’s raw, it’s beautifully written, and above all it is real. Nothing is glossed over and it makes for a very emotional and compelling read. 
Highly Recommend but please do your research on potential content warnings before deciding to read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Deportation

j_nell's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The narrator whines a lot. Granted her sister died. But she is awful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Violence, Pregnancy, and Deportation

kcohrs19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

whoolie3's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Deportation

gem114's review against another edition

hopeful sad 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

4.0

Read this because it was added to my 11th grade curriculum. I was a little surprised by some of the more graphic scenes, but I do think kids will relate to the generational divides whether they come from immigrant families or not and that makes it worth any potential awkwardness in class. Will definitely need to give content warnings, though. 

As an adult reader, I did struggle at times to be sympathetic to Julia. Maybe it’s my age and personal experience talking, but I do think there are some basic responsibilities that teenagers should have regarding chores, communication with parents, etc that she pushed back on more than was reasonable, and I think Olga’s secrets were unnecessarily over the top, but I can see how this will all make it more appealing to young readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Deportation

ifwyshay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

4.5

i loved this book so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

madanxiety's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I found Julia so frustrating for most of this book. She was just so negative and unlikeable! Obviously, this was intentional, and given her circumstances, it's understandable, but it still made the book a less enjoyable read for me. Not that it was all bad though - especially in the latter half, it was relieving to see her finally start to communicate her feelings/thoughts with adults. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Deportation

mikaclapson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Deportation