Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

19 reviews

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Racism

8675309mp's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Cursing

Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment, Deportation, and Colonisation

Minor: Self harm, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Cursing, Addiction, Racism, Chronic illness, Deportation, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Classism, Murder, Infidelity, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

mzynda's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Deportation

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Racism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Cancer, Deportation, Confinement, Police brutality, and Grief

avery_lehman54's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Police brutality, and Self harm

Minor: Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Deportation, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was for the UnDocuBook Club at work, and I feel like others' opinions are definitely influencing me here 😅 I personally thought that it was really interesting how she kind of mixed her own story into those of other "ordinary" undocumented immigrants. Although I do agree with the rest of the group that this combination in such a short book left me wanting more of each part, especially her own story. I know she shied away from that because she didn't want to tell another Dreamers story which is all anyone seemed to want from her, but I don't think her story would be a typical Dreamer story based on what she share in this one.

Regardless, I did learn a lot still, and it was extra interesting reading this book with several people who are or their parents are/were undocumented, that made this book hit so much harder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Xenophobia

Moderate: Deportation

ryndolyn's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Deportation, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Mental illness

katharina90's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

I found this author absolutely insufferable. She makes so many cringey statements and comes across as quite judgmental. 

While undocumented she has lived a fairly privileged life and seems a bit out of touch. Her preconceived notions and unhealthy attitudes inform the way she engages with others, when she could be meeting them with curiosity and an open mind instead. 

I really wish the author had devoted more time to the stories of other undocumented immigrants because I actually enjoyed reading those. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deportation, Terminal illness, Racism, Addiction, Classism, Sexual assault, Violence, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Confinement, and Mental illness

kailey_reads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Mental illness, and Deportation