I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in Around the Year in 52 Books

Apr 04, 2019 Susan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was pretty impressed with this book. I went into it blind (like I do with everything) and I wasn't 100% sure I was going to love it. I couldn't put it down. It reminded me of Mexico and the culture there. I am not Hispanic but my husband was born and raised in Baja Mexico and I met him there. This whole book reminded me of his huge family and their traditions. I loved the references to the women making food all the time and how you go over you eat. There was so much in this book that made me l ...more

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Jun 21, 2018 Book Concierge rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, coming-of-age, mexico, immigrant-experience, young-adult, library, concierge, strong-women, latino-literature, sisters

Book on CD performed by Kayla Garcia.

Fifteen-year-old Julia narrates this coming-of-age story set in Chicago. The novel opens shortly after her older sister, Olga, has died in a tragic traffic accident. Her mother and father are absorbed in their grief, and Julia feels smothered by their over-protectiveness. She worries her dreams and desires to go to college in New York and become a writer will never come true. And feels that if she can just uncover the truth of her “perfect” sister’s last mont ...more

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Oct 08, 2019 Katie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-for-college, fiction, ya, faves, contemporary, audiobooks, 2019, read-owned

I read this for my Chicano literature class this semester and was taken aback by how much I adored it. Julia's character, while frustrating at times, is so raw and authentic that you can't help but root for her. I also loved that the book's discussions of difficult topics such as grief, trauma, and mental health are dealt with so carefully yet full of emotion (I definitely cried more than once reading this). Definitely a new favorite. ...more

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Feb 12, 2018 Lauren rated it liked it

Being half Mexican I knew a lot of the things that were talked about for the culture in this book. I’ll admit the main character wasn’t very likable but I don’t think she was supposed to be. PSA warning for mental health- depression and attempted suicide.

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Jan 13, 2018 Andrea rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018

I really liked this book after a slow start. It covers a lot of different issues and I could really feel where all of the characters were coming from. It felt real.

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