Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

20 reviews

antonique_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racism, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Alcoholism

skudiklier's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is heartbreaking, amazing, raw, important, and at times darkly funny. I knew I would be glad I read this book, but there's something about Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's voice that makes me want to listen to everything she says. Some of the things described in this book made me incredibly angry and incredibly sad, and all of it felt so so real. I think anyone who considers themselves American should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Colonisation, Fatphobia, and Mass/school shootings

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

This uses snapshots of undocumented people in America to discuss broader challenges they historically and currently face. I need to reread this more slowly in physical form to really sit with all the information.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Dementia and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

courtsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape and Confinement

baskinginbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

cclardo's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Self harm

thechiaraface's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

 This is creative/narrative non-fiction that tells the stories of a variety of undocumented immigrants in the United States along with the authors own experience as an undocumented immigrant and dreamer herself. This slim book (~200 pgs) combines sensitive investigative reporting and a powerful personal narrative. 

 

This book is compelling, informative, and eye-opening. The writing is incisive, filled with honesty and care. Her writing style is straight-forward, casual, and questioning. She does not hesitate to include phrases like 'what the f***' like an average person would say when put in such a difficult situation. The author does not pretend to have the answers, but poses insightful questions, creates thought-provoking narratives, and paints nuanced portraits of her subjects - fellow undocumented americans,as well as her own life. She shows the many sides of undocumented Americans not shown in the news - the heartbreak, the hope, the nuance the headlines are missing. This book is raw and revealing. I was immensely moved by this book and I HIGHLY recommend this book. If you were one of the many people who read American Dirt this past year, may I suggest balancing it out with this #ownvoices non-fiction.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

spiritedfaraway's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Grief, Cursing, Chronic illness, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Animal death

bookiecharm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal death