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Solito by Javier Zamora

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anneclairebrewer's review

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5.0

an extremely important read for all who wish to observe border politics from a humanitarian perspective. this memoir is beautifully written; often times obvious that zamora is a poet. i’m grateful he survived his trip when he was nine. immigrants make this country great and zamora is no exception. 
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decime_gaby_611's review

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5.0

Una verdadera joya escondida, solito es un libro escrito en ingles, con una traducción al español tan hermosa, que cualquier latinoamericano puede identificarse con facilidad, que realidad tan dura y la narrativa desde los ojos de un  niño de 9 años lo hace dinamicoby muy interesante!
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kayluuuh's review against another edition

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4.0

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anakins8's review

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5.0

A heartbreaking but necessary story about the difficulties of migration from a child’s perspective. The author does such a good job really dropping you into the story and feeling everything along with him and his group. There are some truly harrowing parts that are so difficult to imagine people going through in their journey to the United States. It is a book that everyone needs to read or understand what people go through to get to a better place. 
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midnightverde's review

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5.0

This was such a special book. Reading Javier’s experience of crossing the border was moving. I have children, including a 9 year old, so it was especially powerful to think about what it would feel like as a parent and how horrifying it must have been for his family. There are a lot of negative opinions about immigration and border crossings and I wish that more people were reading memoirs and learning about the history that has created this issue in the first place. 
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stellahadz's review against another edition

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4.5

This is one of the best-written, most powerful memoirs I've ever read. Zamora shares the painful details of what he endured on his journey along with his "second family," the core group of people he traveled with, but he also talks about the jokes they told, the nicknames they called each other, and the food they enjoyed together. This makes the story feel even realer and adds an extra emotional punch to the sad parts; when he talks about wanting to cuddle with his parents, feels shy about changing clothes in front of people, or reminisces about his favorite cartoons, it's a sobering reminder that he's just a kid, and already he's going through things that most people will never have to. The beginning of the story had me completely hooked; I absolutely loved hearing how he spoke about his grandparents and his aunt, the relatives he grew up with in El Salvador. I listened to the audiobook version, which I highly recommend. 

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ivi_reads_books's review

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3.25

The story is being told from the point of view of 9 year-old Javier who grows up with his grandparents because his parents emigrated to the US early in his life. The author describes the harrowing story of how he immigrated illegally to the US to be united with his parents. 

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!
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readandfindout's review

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emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Perspective: 5 stars
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alexisgarcia's review

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5.0

wow wow wow. i cannot explain my love for this book. this is such a harrowing tale and at some points i forgot it wasn’t fiction. my heart just broke for the people in the story and it got so tense at times i worried for the survival of javier that i forgot i was reading a memoir. i will never forget this book. 
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ladypolf's review

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5.0

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