A review by alexblackreads
Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls are Not for Sale, an Activist Finds Her Calling and Heals Herself by Rachel Lloyd
3.0
This is one of those books that's so full of tragedy you almost start growing numb to it, only to be horrified further the next page. It definitely had me tearing up over some of Lloyd's history or the specific stories of a few girls she worked with.
Overall, though, I wasn't hugely fond of the structure of the book. It's split pretty evenly between Lloyd's memoir, her current work with a nonprofit to help sex trafficking victims, and general information (statistics, facts, what have you) on sex trafficking. I kind of felt like I'd have rather she just picked one of those topics to focus on and used the other two to supplement. Since it all felt fairly equal, I constantly felt like I wasn't getting the depth on any of those subjects that I wanted. My copy was only about 250 pages total, which means about 80 pages for each topic. That's not a whole lot of time.
I think it's a worthwhile book if you're interested in the subject. Definitely moving, and I love a book that moves me. I wish I'd adored this book, but I do think it just fell a little flat for my tastes. I'd still wholeheartedly recommend it, though. Perhaps not a favorite, but I'm glad I picked it up.
Overall, though, I wasn't hugely fond of the structure of the book. It's split pretty evenly between Lloyd's memoir, her current work with a nonprofit to help sex trafficking victims, and general information (statistics, facts, what have you) on sex trafficking. I kind of felt like I'd have rather she just picked one of those topics to focus on and used the other two to supplement. Since it all felt fairly equal, I constantly felt like I wasn't getting the depth on any of those subjects that I wanted. My copy was only about 250 pages total, which means about 80 pages for each topic. That's not a whole lot of time.
I think it's a worthwhile book if you're interested in the subject. Definitely moving, and I love a book that moves me. I wish I'd adored this book, but I do think it just fell a little flat for my tastes. I'd still wholeheartedly recommend it, though. Perhaps not a favorite, but I'm glad I picked it up.