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duck56's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Really beautiful. A story about migration, the brutality of the immigration system, love falling apart, a true journey, but more than anything else, sibling love. The love the boy (Swift Feather) shows to his younger sister (Memphis) resonates deeply. The final chapter/sentence feels like a fever dream.
funktious's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Beautiful, sad and challenging.
Most of the literary allusions went well over my head and I wouldn’t have know about them but for the afterword! And it’s a tough read in places, both in form and subject matter. But it was an interesting and sad read; following one family falling apart while other families are ripped apart, both at the US / Mexico border and even further south as adults send children on dangerous journeys in pursuit of a better life. Luiselli makes you confront questions like which children matter, what is a childhood and where does it end.
Also interesting from an Information Management perspective, with the 'archive' informing both the structure of the novel and the plot.
Most of the literary allusions went well over my head and I wouldn’t have know about them but for the afterword! And it’s a tough read in places, both in form and subject matter. But it was an interesting and sad read; following one family falling apart while other families are ripped apart, both at the US / Mexico border and even further south as adults send children on dangerous journeys in pursuit of a better life. Luiselli makes you confront questions like which children matter, what is a childhood and where does it end.
Also interesting from an Information Management perspective, with the 'archive' informing both the structure of the novel and the plot.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death
lucia_23's review against another edition
4.0
una novela que habla sobre el camino que tienen que recorrer las infancias migrantes. explora distintos temas, desde la migración en las infancias del triángulo del norte en centro América, hasta las relaciones en pareja y lo que implica que estas dejen de funcionar para les hijes. una historia desgarradora que habla de los ecos que se escuchan en el desierto pertenecientes a todas esas infancias y personas que siguen perdidas buscando a sus familiares.
huellas de violencia y ecos de los sobrevivientes, valeria luiselli logra presentar una imagen de la realidad que viven estas infancias y lo desgarrador del trayecto que hacen
huellas de violencia y ecos de los sobrevivientes, valeria luiselli logra presentar una imagen de la realidad que viven estas infancias y lo desgarrador del trayecto que hacen
someryarns's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Infidelity, Death, Child death, and Cursing
allietay41's review against another edition
Wasn’t about was I expected it to be about & couldnt get thru it tbh. Should know better than to have expectations ig!
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the way the story folded in and over itself. both the characters and the timelines. until you were left with a timeless story that was unique and universal at the same time.
fretsalot's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
catenelmetro's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
mmotleyu's review against another edition
3.0
I expected this book to be more about the immigrant children border crisis. So I was disappointed. I think it is has an interesting narrative structure. This book was chosen for the Great World Texts program for high school students. I am not sure they would be moved by the dissolution of a marriage and family.