i get what the author was trying to do here, and i appreciate the attempt. i like the concept of vignettes (that’s what they’re called right?) in books, but this felt like it was leaning a bit too much on the side of generalising..? i mean, brown girls is a phrase that encompasses a diverse demographic and to group them in together seemed kind of problematic to me.

however, the author did make efforts, with the varied experiences depicted, to highlight this diversity. i guess the generalisation side can be argued away by acknowledging how these brown women are all united with their common place of upbringing: queens, and how they are all childhood friends.

idk i enjoyed this and some parts really spoke to me, but it still has shortcomings.