Reviews

Solito by Javier Zamora

sjhensley4's review

5.0

Powerful story from the viewpoint of a young boy trying to enter the U.S. from El Salvador in the early 1990s. A reminder of how fortunate many of us are, and of the determination of the human spirit.

shmem5's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

carolina02's review

emotional tense slow-paced

4.25

a powerful memoir that sticks with you

seanana13's review

5.0

wow. Must read.

vampireweekend's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

heather_flower's review

slow-paced

4.5

stephkocheung's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

So well written. The author presented the perspective of his story from his 9 year old self so well. Also the cadence was very poetic (didn't realize he was a poet until after reading, makes sense!). What a harrowing journey for such a young kid.

theens's review against another edition

4.0

Sweet and heartbreaking. The story is engaging and the author builds a story where you feel everything the characters are experiencing. Must read for anyone who has an opinion on immigration. This story has the innocence of a child throughout with impecable point of view.‘if you don’t speak Spanish, you may miss pieces but worth the big picture.

cbarry's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

elena_esteve's review

5.0

crying
10 stars, standing ovation, lifetime achievement awards for Chino, Patricia, & Carla - i hope they're doing well & zamora finds them some day, they deserve the world