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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Thoughts
Well @leah.reads.writes.drinks told me to run not walk to this one and I understand. In this short book the author accomplishes so much.
She tells a story of a village of women in Mexico who are severely affected by drug and sex trafficking. It really touches on the ways people handle trauma and I cannot recommend it enough.
To keep her daughter safe a mother has her daughter cut off her hair and has her dress as a boy in hopes that it will protect her for the traffickers. The fear is palpable.
It is heavy and has lots of content that may be hard for some people but if you can please check it out. Though it is fictional it is based on a real crisis that is happening.
Well @leah.reads.writes.drinks told me to run not walk to this one and I understand. In this short book the author accomplishes so much.
She tells a story of a village of women in Mexico who are severely affected by drug and sex trafficking. It really touches on the ways people handle trauma and I cannot recommend it enough.
To keep her daughter safe a mother has her daughter cut off her hair and has her dress as a boy in hopes that it will protect her for the traffickers. The fear is palpable.
It is heavy and has lots of content that may be hard for some people but if you can please check it out. Though it is fictional it is based on a real crisis that is happening.
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a terrifying fictional account (though based on true events) about the young, pretty girls who are "stolen" everyday from their homes in villages throughout Mexico by the drug cartels and sold as sex slaves. Unprotected women have no voice, but this book should be read by everyone and our voices should be raised in protest.
4 ⭐ =Good.
Paperback.
This was a thought provoking book and one that I felt a bit guilty for enjoying.
The storytelling was beautiful and the descriptions took me to Mexico. I just felt that I needed to read it slowly to savour it all.
I don't think that I've read a book set in Mexico before.
A very simple story but terrifying all the same.
Paperback.
This was a thought provoking book and one that I felt a bit guilty for enjoying.
The storytelling was beautiful and the descriptions took me to Mexico. I just felt that I needed to read it slowly to savour it all.
I don't think that I've read a book set in Mexico before.
A very simple story but terrifying all the same.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Kad es piedzimu, māte paziņoja kaimiņienēm un sievām tirgū, ka piedzimis zēns. Jā, paldies Dievam un Jaunavai Marijai, visas atsaucās, lai gan neviena viņai neticēja. Mūsu kalnā dzima tikai puikas, un apmēram vienpadsmit gadu vecumā daži no tiem pārvērtās par meitenēm. Tad šiem puikām bija jāpārvēršas par neglītām meitenēm, kurām dažreiz vajadzēja slēpties bedrēs.”
Leididi - jauna meitene Meksikas kalnu ciemā, kur palikušas tikai sievietes, kuras savas meitas pataisa neglītas - griežot zēngalviņas, nosmulējot seju un nokrāsojot zobus. Sievietes, kuras savas meitas slēpj bedrēs, lai viņas netiktu nolaupītas un nekļūtu par prostitūtām, verdzenēm un narkotiku pārvadātājām. Leididi zin, kas notiek ar meitenēm Meksikā, bet tāpat sapņo tikt prom no kalnu ciema uz lielpilsētu, izrauties no nabadzības un tikt mīlēta. Daļa no tā patiešām izdodas, bet kādu cenu nākas maksāt.
Man patika. Man ļoti, ļoti patika! Stāsts, kas paplašina redzes loku - iepazīstina lasītāju ar citu pasauli - cilvēku tirdzniecība, narkotiku karteļi, bezcerīga nabadzība un nepiedienīga bagātība, miskastes bērni, sapnis par Ameriku, verdzība. Autore, rakstot grāmatu, uzrunājusi vairākus upurus un noziedziniekus, lai radītu ticamu un šokējošu stāstu, kā arī fantastiski sulīgi apraksta Meksikas dabu.
Grāmatā spilgti tiek parādīta milzīgā plaisa starp nabadzību un bagātību Meksikā. Šķiet, ka vidusšķira faktiski neeksistē, taču plaukst korupcija un noziedzība, kuras priekšā nabadzīgajiem nav vērtības un praktiaki nekādas cerības.
Viens no spilgtākajiem tēliem grāmatā ir Leididi mamma - karstasinīga, kolorīta un traģikomiska sieviete, kas uzskatāmi parāda, kā Meksika mainījusies viņas dzīves laikā. Mamma mīl savu meitu, bet nereti veids kā - šķiet ačgārns, bet tajā pašā laikā - apstākļiem atbilstošs.
Viennozīmīgi iesaku. Man grāmata patiešām ļoti patika un iesaku izlasīt! Pati ilgi vairījos no grāmatas vāka noformējuma dēļ, taču @zoom_lappuses janvāra tēmas ietvaros saņēmu ieteikumu izlasīt šo grāmatu un nu jūtos bagātināta.
Leididi - jauna meitene Meksikas kalnu ciemā, kur palikušas tikai sievietes, kuras savas meitas pataisa neglītas - griežot zēngalviņas, nosmulējot seju un nokrāsojot zobus. Sievietes, kuras savas meitas slēpj bedrēs, lai viņas netiktu nolaupītas un nekļūtu par prostitūtām, verdzenēm un narkotiku pārvadātājām. Leididi zin, kas notiek ar meitenēm Meksikā, bet tāpat sapņo tikt prom no kalnu ciema uz lielpilsētu, izrauties no nabadzības un tikt mīlēta. Daļa no tā patiešām izdodas, bet kādu cenu nākas maksāt.
Man patika. Man ļoti, ļoti patika! Stāsts, kas paplašina redzes loku - iepazīstina lasītāju ar citu pasauli - cilvēku tirdzniecība, narkotiku karteļi, bezcerīga nabadzība un nepiedienīga bagātība, miskastes bērni, sapnis par Ameriku, verdzība. Autore, rakstot grāmatu, uzrunājusi vairākus upurus un noziedziniekus, lai radītu ticamu un šokējošu stāstu, kā arī fantastiski sulīgi apraksta Meksikas dabu.
Grāmatā spilgti tiek parādīta milzīgā plaisa starp nabadzību un bagātību Meksikā. Šķiet, ka vidusšķira faktiski neeksistē, taču plaukst korupcija un noziedzība, kuras priekšā nabadzīgajiem nav vērtības un praktiaki nekādas cerības.
Viens no spilgtākajiem tēliem grāmatā ir Leididi mamma - karstasinīga, kolorīta un traģikomiska sieviete, kas uzskatāmi parāda, kā Meksika mainījusies viņas dzīves laikā. Mamma mīl savu meitu, bet nereti veids kā - šķiet ačgārns, bet tajā pašā laikā - apstākļiem atbilstošs.
Viennozīmīgi iesaku. Man grāmata patiešām ļoti patika un iesaku izlasīt! Pati ilgi vairījos no grāmatas vāka noformējuma dēļ, taču @zoom_lappuses janvāra tēmas ietvaros saņēmu ieteikumu izlasīt šo grāmatu un nu jūtos bagātināta.
This book was interesting but I felt didn't grab me the way I wanted it to. There were too many different stories being told at once and as soon as I was beginning to feel for one of the girls I was pulled back to another storyline. Toward the end of the novel there is a staggering number of plot points that never resolve or even get mentioned more than once.
"Prayers for the Stolen" is a story of Ladydi, a girl who has a life full of twists and turns. To prevent getting robbed by drug cartel men, her mother decides to mask her as a boy. In her teenage years, she still gets the visible attributes of a woman and she starts to make herself as ugly as possible. She spends days hiding in trenches, that is full of scorpions and bugs. When the last of her friends have disappeared from The Hill, she decides to become a home tutor for a rich family.
The story has a real-life smell to it. The main character is believable, the environment is very extreme and mad, yet it forms a beautiful telling of what the person goes through. The book doesn't skimp out on any gore or disturbing details. It truly makes me wonder why life in this part of the world has turned out to be that fragmented, cruel, and inhumane.
I like this book for its raw, honest, and also a bit naive nature.
The story has a real-life smell to it. The main character is believable, the environment is very extreme and mad, yet it forms a beautiful telling of what the person goes through. The book doesn't skimp out on any gore or disturbing details. It truly makes me wonder why life in this part of the world has turned out to be that fragmented, cruel, and inhumane.
I like this book for its raw, honest, and also a bit naive nature.
Still very confused about the blurb of this book. I almost never read them but for some reason did and they described this as “enchanting”. If blurbs are something you typically read, this could not be further from the truth. Nothing enchanting about this book. It’s a pretty hard read about stolen girls in Guerrero, Mexico, and the different things that families do to their daughters to make them stand out less. Kidnappings, rape, sec trafficking, drug trafficking, alcoholism and just general hard living are pretty rampant in this book so just be forewarned going in. I am glad I read it as it is something I wasn’t aware of happening as constant as it does there. Pretty eye-opening.