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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ooof. Because I'm such a Flannery O'Connor fangirl, I have to say yes. This book was so unbelievably gritty - almost to the point of putting it down and never picking it up again. Not my favourite but definitely deserving of four stars. If Betty Smith had only written it...
I immediately was drawn into this book and was so interested by the subject matter. I felt that the author did a great job of putting a human face on an issue that is so prevalent today. The author provides you with the lives of two couples - one is a well-off Southern California white couple and they are forced to deal with an illegal Mexican couple in dire situations.
This book really opened my eyes to the perception that illegal aliens have of America, the opportunities that they believe they could have here, and the hardships they have once they get here. I still believe you should come to America legally, but it's good to see things from someone else's viewpoint.
This book really opened my eyes to the perception that illegal aliens have of America, the opportunities that they believe they could have here, and the hardships they have once they get here. I still believe you should come to America legally, but it's good to see things from someone else's viewpoint.
Very powerful story of the forces at work in the exurbs near the borders.
The nature lovers, the so-called liberals, the more openly hedonistic, the opportunistic vulture and migrants trying to survive (some of which overlap with the previous descriptions too).
The pathos of the migrant story is real, though, perhaps fittingly, those characters are not as well developed as those on the American side.
You are definitely committed to the story by the end, but the beginning might take a while to draw you in with the characters' lack of empathy
The nature lovers, the so-called liberals, the more openly hedonistic, the opportunistic vulture and migrants trying to survive (some of which overlap with the previous descriptions too).
The pathos of the migrant story is real, though, perhaps fittingly, those characters are not as well developed as those on the American side.
You are definitely committed to the story by the end, but the beginning might take a while to draw you in with the characters' lack of empathy
Other than important social issues being explored, the book lacked any sort of depth for me. Expecially the characters - felt very fabricated.
prescient themes even for its publication date but TW: sexual assault
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes