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A review by livinthebubble
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.5
I always feel bad rating an important book like this a low rating but I just didn't like it. So many other people said they loved this and sobbed and I'm sad I didn't experience the same thing as them.
Important Read
This book talks about poverty, racism, the hardships that come with being a woman, and the assault of minors, among other important topics. It was tough to read at times, with the graphic scenes here and there, though I still appreciate this being written and having read it.
Ending
Most of the book was just ok to me, although I enjoyed one of the scenes at the end, where the main group write messages on the trees. I thought it was a lovely scene and the messages were uplifting after a dark book.
Magical Realism
I think this is another case of "it's not you, it's me" and me not properly reading what books are about before reading/buying them. I dislike most books with magical realism, and I didn't realize that this was a magical realism book.
Confusing
The wizard stuff was just confusing to me, and the time jumps/scene jumps connected by dashes were so weird and just didn't work for me.
Overall, this just wasn't for me and I'm really sad that I didn't like it as much as everyone else.
Important Read
This book talks about poverty, racism, the hardships that come with being a woman, and the assault of minors, among other important topics. It was tough to read at times, with the graphic scenes here and there, though I still appreciate this being written and having read it.
Ending
Most of the book was just ok to me, although I enjoyed one of the scenes at the end, where the main group write messages on the trees. I thought it was a lovely scene and the messages were uplifting after a dark book.
Magical Realism
I think this is another case of "it's not you, it's me" and me not properly reading what books are about before reading/buying them. I dislike most books with magical realism, and I didn't realize that this was a magical realism book.
Confusing
The wizard stuff was just confusing to me, and the time jumps/scene jumps connected by dashes were so weird and just didn't work for me.
Overall, this just wasn't for me and I'm really sad that I didn't like it as much as everyone else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury