336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616209131
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Description
In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Díaz found herself caught between extremes. As her f...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
dark 66%
challenging 57%
sad 57%
tense 33%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 28%
adventurous 19%
informative 14%
funny 9%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child deathModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming
336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616209131
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Description
In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Díaz found herself caught between extremes. As her f...
Community Reviews Summary of 321 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
dark 66%
challenging 57%
sad 57%
tense 33%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 28%
adventurous 19%
informative 14%
funny 9%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child deathModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming