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A review by morethanmylupus
Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
challenging
emotional
informative
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? No
5.0
Heartbreaking but everyone needs to understand this part of our history and it's repercussions today.
This is such an important and sadly still relevant topic. We’re still hearing about forced sterilization of women in prisons and ICE detention centers. We’re now facing the end of Roe and the impact it will have - particularly devastating to read the parts of the book that talked about how much it would help. We still have so much work to do.
This is such an important and sadly still relevant topic. We’re still hearing about forced sterilization of women in prisons and ICE detention centers. We’re now facing the end of Roe and the impact it will have - particularly devastating to read the parts of the book that talked about how much it would help. We still have so much work to do.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and Medical trauma