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ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
3.25
I felt for the characters and loved to see that Javier found people he could rely on while being at the mercy of coyotes. At the same time I would have preferred to hear this story from adult Javier and his point of view. The coming of age awkwardness and bathroom stories were a little much for me.
If a reader doesn't understand basic Spanish they might not get every situation or nuance as there is quite a bit of untranslated Spanish in this book.
I think it's an important story for anyone to hear to understand how terrible the cirumstances in their home countries must be to decide to get on this journey to the US not knowing if they will survive it.
Thanks to Netgalley and Hogarth for a copy of this book!
Graphic: Alcohol, Excrement, Medical content, Racial slurs, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Xenophobia, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Bullying
thehomiemona's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Deportation, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death
lettuce_read's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Deportation, Vomit, Excrement, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Body shaming
feistyannotatingbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Deportation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
internationalreads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Gun violence, Animal death, Deportation, Excrement, Grief, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Classism, and Vomit