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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
rachelschloneger's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Deportation
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Classism, Death, Deportation, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Vomit, and Blood
ladypolf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Deportation
Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, and Confinement
Minor: Excrement, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War
simplythegirl's review against another edition
4.5
there is some cursing, violence, guns, blood, vomit, other bodily fluids, and abuse so read with caution.
Graphic: Cursing, Vomit, Racism, War, and Deportation
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, and Death
Minor: Death, Child abuse, and Body shaming