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meegan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
cathyw's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
A powerful evocation of the horrors of migration and its tragic impact on young lives, an endictment of US history.
k101's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
sanjubee's review against another edition
3.0
The last section was certainly more engaging than the rest, but overall I think this book makes important observations about academic/archival approaches to political violence.
moeax83's review against another edition
2.0
The inside book cover pretty much covered the book. Easy to read, just never really drew me into the story or characters.
blaineduncan's review against another edition
1.0
In a "Works Cited" section to end this novel, Luiselli says that 'Lost Children Archive' is a "result of a dialogue with many different texts," and boy, does she mean that literally. She proves her pointy-headed bona fides by constantly quoting -- out of context -- works you've never heard of, never wanted to hear, or have heard of but doesn't add a thing to this text. It adds to the coldness of this work. It's so cold, it's lifeless, which is sad because there's a warm story here, somewhere. I got 100 pages into it, saw where it was going, and finally allowed myself to quit this distant book. If you like your books to prove to you that the author has an MFA, boy, do I have a great one for you. Some books want to give you a story rather than tell you one.
syd_a's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 I did not enjoy this all that much, it was a lot of random thoughts and the plot didn’t even seem to finish by the end. However this is the last book I needed to read before I get my English degree so I gave it an extra 0.5 for that.
k_buck4's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
emiliano_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5