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The Forgotten Girls: An American Story by Monica Potts
5 reviews
andrea_lachance's review against another edition
4.75
I grew up and currently live in Arkansas. I checked out this book from the county library and Monica Potts signed the copy. The Forgotten Girls is a perfect encapsulation of the frustrations of growing up in a southern town.
I was texting my friend as I read; we’re both from Arkansas and went to college here. I marveled with her about how atrocious the schooling was in Clinton. If we’d been born a decade later and 100 miles south, we would’ve been taught that women have an extra layer of fat on their bodies and that’s why they tolerate hot dishwater better than men.
This book really resonated with me, even if the ending felt a bit rushed. I hope Darci is slowly building a boring, stable life for herself.
I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
milliebrierley's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Death of parent
rchatterjee188's review
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Car accident
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mondovertigo's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Racism and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
cghegan's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment