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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
This is a brave and important memoir, centered around the tangible effects and emotional costs of Diane Guerrero's parents' deportation from the U.S. to Colombia when she was fourteen. It's also about growing up, family, community, struggling to make ends meet, and becoming a successful actress. That's part of what I found so moving--She is candid about the cost of moving forward before she had the tools to deal with events that would traumatize an adult.
In some places, the Twitter-speak was distracting to me, but then I'm old. :) I think the conversational tone would resonate with people a little further from AARP eligibility. Diane Guerrero's narration of the audiobook adds to its power, and the call to action at the end of the book is more critical than ever.
In some places, the Twitter-speak was distracting to me, but then I'm old. :) I think the conversational tone would resonate with people a little further from AARP eligibility. Diane Guerrero's narration of the audiobook adds to its power, and the call to action at the end of the book is more critical than ever.
Beautiful story. Diane Guerrero opens up about many hot button issues including having your entire family deported (at an age when life is already confusing and stressful), mental health, family and romantic relationships, and so much more.
Trying to find her own way at a very early age due to her father, mother, and brother being deported to Colombia, Guerrero finds herself relying on the kindness of her friend's families while she finishes school. Feeling despondent and lost, then determined and hopeful, she takes us on her journey to finding success, trying and failing, drinking/partying too much, managing your finances, struggling with mental health, figuring out college/her future, alienating herself from her family, chasing her dreams, and her mixed feelings about the country that disrupted her childhood.
This book covered all the bases. I got really angry with her, I laughed at her quirky jokes, I cried for her, I rooted for her, and I celebrated with her. This book humanizes the issue of immigration in our country and I think it would be an extremely eye-opening read for people who seem to think living in the US illegally is a black and white problem with no gray area. It is immensely complex and as we learn from Guerrero, it alters lives at every turn.
I listened to this book on Audible and I am so happy I did as Guerrero narrated it which made it that much more passionate.
Trying to find her own way at a very early age due to her father, mother, and brother being deported to Colombia, Guerrero finds herself relying on the kindness of her friend's families while she finishes school. Feeling despondent and lost, then determined and hopeful, she takes us on her journey to finding success, trying and failing, drinking/partying too much, managing your finances, struggling with mental health, figuring out college/her future, alienating herself from her family, chasing her dreams, and her mixed feelings about the country that disrupted her childhood.
This book covered all the bases. I got really angry with her, I laughed at her quirky jokes, I cried for her, I rooted for her, and I celebrated with her. This book humanizes the issue of immigration in our country and I think it would be an extremely eye-opening read for people who seem to think living in the US illegally is a black and white problem with no gray area. It is immensely complex and as we learn from Guerrero, it alters lives at every turn.
I listened to this book on Audible and I am so happy I did as Guerrero narrated it which made it that much more passionate.
Was really a 3.5 but the last couple of chapters bumped it up to a 4.
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This was by far one the best books I've ever read. Standing fucking ovation.
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I’ve been trying to read this book for the better part of two years. I read it, get fed up, put it down. Give it some time and start the cycle all over. I can no longer continue reading this book. It’s impossible to get through it with the style of writing - or lack thereof. As an immigrant from Colombia, I had high hopes about this book and what it could represent for our community. While her and her family’s story is truly heartbreaking, it’s clouded by her juvenile and self centered writing. Would not recommend.
fast-paced
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emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced