A review by readingwithcoffee
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

challenging dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I really liked the first half but got really bored in the second half and I didn’t like how she wrote black boys and felt mixed about how she wrote Mexicans. 
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