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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

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vicodegallo's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ugly cried at least three separate times. this was a heartbreaking but deeply relatable story. it never pulls it's punches, despite the sometimes sloppy execution and pacing. the dynamics felt real and though a lot felt unresolved by the end, that in itself felt authentic to real life. im definitely glad i bought it and would probably recommend this to others, though with a lot of trigger warnings. 

though i hated connor immediately though. fuck evanston 
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shugentobler's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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eddiereading07's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, particularly as an adult who takes medication for my depression daily.
I wish the suicide scene had been omitted completely from the book. I felt such relief when the author skipped right over the suicide attempt so we didn’t have to read/listen to it but the attempt was clarified at the very end of the book, splicing details about her suicide into the last chapter. I did not appreciate that.
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cursiveknight's review

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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_ren's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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laurehhn's review

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Read for a book club. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be mean, and it seems this book has resonated with folks which is great. But this is one of the worst books I have ever read. Pedestrian writing. Not going into depth in anything. There was one part that felt so abrupt I thought my book was missing pages. No likeable characters. Just a very unpleasant read. The issues and topics it is trying to address have just been done better before. This was awful. 
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mood_reading_maya's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This is the sort of young adult that is written in the uniquely teen voice, but tackles a lot of complex issues. It’s the sort of YA that would be helpful for a young reader to discuss and unpack with a trusted adult in their life. The most challenging fiction is the one that turns the mirror on ourselves and highlights all the hidden, uglier parts of our interior and shines a light on it for all to see. The proverbial mirror that challenges readers to reckon with all those things we would much rather ignore.

Julia’s voice is unique. At the start of the book, she is 15. Her sister has just died in a tragic accident and she is alone in her grief, regret, and anger. She was so messy, and I loved that she was allowed to be messy and make mistakes and reexamine what she thought she knew. Julia was written in a way that reminds readers outside the intended YA audience that the inner lives of teens are so much more than meets the eye. It’s so easy to forget what you, as an older reader, were like as a teen (sullen, moody, defiant, reading Camus because I wanted to look smarter than everyone, only listening to indie and new wave…jesus, I was a lot more like Julia than I thought lol). I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter was heartbreaking and reassuring and complicated and full of emotion and self discovery.

concepts this book confronts and highlights:
  • Cultural family expectations for daughters (patriarchy)
  • Complexities of bilingualism in the US for immigrants and children of immigrants 
  • Death and grief
  • Mental health support and de-stigmatizing therapy in communities of color
  • Poverty and food insecurity 
  • Internalized racism and xenophobia 
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tangerinecutie's review

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emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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jraley_writes's review

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sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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themadbloodstone's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My therapist gave me this book to read because I would find it relatable, and I did, as a Hispanic kid who couldn’t be the perfect Puerto Rican their family wanted them to be. I cried towards the end of this book and felt hopeful. 
The author wrote Julia and her family so authentically, it felt like I was her and the Reyes family was my family. I can definitely see this being a classic in the future that the next generation will read in schools and find growth and love in.
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