I wish I liked this book more but it wasn’t for me. Palasi has a very poetic/lyrical style of writing which makes sense given her educational background. I find some of the statements and paragraphs beautiful to read, but it doesn’t necessarily translate well in a novel setting. I wasn’t bothered by the collective POV like other readers were, however I did have trouble reading this like a novel at all. I think the idea of the book would have been better if it were a poetry anthology or something similar. 

I understand the sentiment behind choosing ‘Brown Girls’ as the title for this book, but I was concerned about how it was written. Even though it’s a collective POV, it still kind of reads as if the words were written by a black woman (imo) which I find odd given the fact palasi is Filipina. 
Also please don’t get me started on the weird elitism/colorism undertones. 
I guess I liked the idea of the book more than what it ended up really being.