Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

224 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective fast-paced
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Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades is a must-read for anyone who has ever felt the complexities of identity, culture, and belonging, particularly those who have experienced the immigrant experience, and will resonate with the powerful and poignant portrayal of female friendship, coming of age, and the struggles of women of color navigating their place in the world.

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If you really want to know, we are the colour of 7-Eleven root beer. Colour of the charcoal pencil our sisters use to rim their eyes. Colour of peanut butter. Brown Girls dives deep into the lives of a group of young women of colour growing up in...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 2,768 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 75%

hopeful: 30%

inspiring: 30%

funny: 23%

challenging: 17%

sad: 17%

informative: 14%

lighthearted: 8%

adventurous: 6%

dark: 6%

relaxing: 3%

tense: 3%


Pace

56% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
14% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

23% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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