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funkaroo12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Sexual content
themdash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Sexism, Death, Animal death, Police brutality, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry
sophia_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death
lidia7's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Miscarriage, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Grief, and Police brutality
Minor: Emotional abuse, Deportation, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Body shaming, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Animal cruelty
kels24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Bullying, and Gun violence
Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Grief
marlenealina's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
planreadrepeat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Police brutality, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
hungryandhappy's review
4.0
Brutal, raw, emotional and hopeful. I don't think I can put into words all the feelings this book put me through. I was so lost just like Elsa, and infuriated, just like Loreda! I wanted to scream so loudly.
Elsa comes from a family that didn't give her love because, in their opinion, she was ugly so not worthy. She takes the love or what looks like it, from the first boy that's willing to give it to her and who sees her more than her parents do. This leads to Elsa marrying into a immigrant italian family of farmers in Texas.
It stops raining and things start looking horribly for the family and Elsa is left by her husband and she has to make a hard decision when the awful sandstorms and just too hot weather risk taking one of her kids away.
Elsa, her daughter Loreda and Ant, the little son, embark on a journey to look for a better life. What they find isn't better; they get treated worse than animals, underpaid, exploited, denied basic human rights, and more.
What touches you about the story is not only the events, that still happen too often, but the courage of this woman, left alone, who will do anything to give her kids a better life and future. The strength of these two women, mother and daughter, will make you cheer for them and will take you to an emotional journey like not many others.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Death, and Child death