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For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color

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  • Create Date：2021-08-18 05:19:15
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
  • ISBN：1541674871
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Reviews

Ale'Ta Turner ，

I truly enjoyed reading For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez。 Hearing Prisca's perspective and personal story was powerful and provoking。 I found myself nodding my head in agreement and sitting in silence with her heartfelt words that touched the depths of my soul。 Thank you Prisca for your vulnerability and powerful narrative。 I truly enjoyed reading For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez。 Hearing Prisca's perspective and personal story was powerful and provoking。 I found myself nodding my head in agreement and sitting in silence with her heartfelt words that touched the depths of my soul。 Thank you Prisca for your vulnerability and powerful narrative。 。。。more

Lani ，

Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review。This book excelled at describing the experiences of Latina women while empowering them to tell their own stories。 A lot of the stories told are applicable to all women of color and I hope everyone reads it。

avantika ，

This is a beautifully written and informative book。 I cried quite a few times while reading。 5/5。 Full review to come。

Amber Williams ，

I love the rawness that Prisca provided in this。 It’s something every woman of color should read。“Adulthood as a woman of color required that I harden myself and keep my heart shielded。”

CR ，

This was a wonderful memoir that is for our time。 This book is so important and was such an easy read that I think all readers should pick it up。 This book brings the story to life， about fears， hopes， and more for many brown girls， POC。 This story had a great voice。

TKP ，

WOW。 What a book！ Totally unapologetic about her background and this is exactly how I feel how books should be。 The author is clear that she is an ethnic minority writing a book for ethnic minorities， so stuck she is to this that she uses the words that fit her mouth the best （Spanish） which she does not explain nor does she italicise。 I love that about this。 Those who wrote classics did not write them for black or brown people and I think it's high time books were written for us an audience and WOW。 What a book！ Totally unapologetic about her background and this is exactly how I feel how books should be。 The author is clear that she is an ethnic minority writing a book for ethnic minorities， so stuck she is to this that she uses the words that fit her mouth the best （Spanish） which she does not explain nor does she italicise。 I love that about this。 Those who wrote classics did not write them for black or brown people and I think it's high time books were written for us an audience and for other people after。 I absolutely loved this book， it spoke to me so much and I wish I had this book when I was in my formative years。 I will be buying a hardcopy version of this book。4/5 。。。more

Emily ，

Never in my life have I read a book that reflected such similar experiences to those that I have gone through。 As a Latina daughter of immigrants， Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez excellently captures my struggles and that of other Brown and Black women。 She covers topics such as colorism， feminism， and societal values through beautiful and moving writing。 I was blown away and truly recommend this eye-opening piece。 Especially to my fellow women of color， this love letter powerfully arms us with t Never in my life have I read a book that reflected such similar experiences to those that I have gone through。 As a Latina daughter of immigrants， Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez excellently captures my struggles and that of other Brown and Black women。 She covers topics such as colorism， feminism， and societal values through beautiful and moving writing。 I was blown away and truly recommend this eye-opening piece。 Especially to my fellow women of color， this love letter powerfully arms us with tools to maneuver life on our own terms。Thank you Net Galley for this arc in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more

Julia ，

“Remember who you are， and the rest will come。”For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez is a book， that everyone should read。I hesitated to pick this book up because I wasn’t sure if it’s where I， a white reader， belong。 The last thing I wanted to do is claim a book that was not intended to target a white audience in the first place。 This book is not an objective take on white supremacy or an analysation of racism and oppression of BIPOC – That’s exact “Remember who you are， and the rest will come。”For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez is a book， that everyone should read。I hesitated to pick this book up because I wasn’t sure if it’s where I， a white reader， belong。 The last thing I wanted to do is claim a book that was not intended to target a white audience in the first place。 This book is not an objective take on white supremacy or an analysation of racism and oppression of BIPOC – That’s exactly what makes it stand out。 Divided into different chapters， the book breaks up major topics， such as decoloniality， toxic masculinity or the politics of respectability。 In the process of reading， I became more and more aware of institutional racism and the ground that it’s built on。 Prisca’s writing style is very declamatory and emphatic: to read of such painful experiences as hers is not easy but at the same time it’s reality and this book just shows one more time， that society has to face that reality。 White people need to do more then just rely on their privileges; there are major problems that must be addressed and dealt with。 While reading this book I learned a lot – probably more than I ever did in school or at university， regarding the above-mentioned topics。 This book opened my eyes and I hope that， as Prisca herself mentions， for all BIPOC who feel helpless or alone， it can be a support and a guideline on how to demand their space in the places that they belong and on how to shine， even though white supremacy doesn’t want them to。 。。。more

Sarita ，

I started this last night and it’s fucking brilliant。 I wish I had this book in college/grad school。 This is the book I always knew I needed but couldn’t find。 Highly recommend。 Para nuestra Latinx this book was written for you。