This had BIG diaspora poetry vibes.

I went into it not knowing about the omnipresent "we" narrator. I found it a bit challenging because Andreades dredges into deeply vulnerable, poignant experiences and reflections of the "brown girls" but I feel like the omnipresent narration made it feel more distance and detached. I wanted to know more and feel more while reading this, but the narration didn't allow that.

In general, I do not know how I feel about the essentialization of "brown girls"—a similar critique of the use of the term "POC." Asian womanhood, Black womanhood, Latina womanhood etc. share similarities but also carry different sets of experiences and marginalization.

somewhere between 2-3 stars? at some points a 3.5—there were poignant moments, for sure.