Crying in the Bathroom

Erika L. Sánchez tells the stories of her life thus far in Crying in the Bathroom. Sánchez grew up in Chicago, the daughter of immigrants. She knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer. Some of her biggest obstacles are debilitating depression, as well as systemic sexism and racism.

I loved Sánchez's young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, but this book was a harder sell for me; I am not a fan or memoirs written too early in the lives of people. But that could just be me.