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challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I read this book in Spanish and found it to be a page turner at the same time as it feeling tedious in parts.
I think the issue could be that somewhere between 60 and 80 percent it feels very drawn out, followed by a hastier end. It feels a little odd to draw parallels between the holocaust and the situation at the Mexican border, but this may be because I'm Austrian and pretty traumatized by what happened in my country of birth (I have lived in North America for decades now.). The way these two stories met at the end just didn't seem important enough to base a whole book on its premise.
Overall, the book is very engaging, and I'd recommend it - I enjoyed the character driven approach.
I think the issue could be that somewhere between 60 and 80 percent it feels very drawn out, followed by a hastier end.
Overall, the book is very engaging, and I'd recommend it - I enjoyed the character driven approach.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Deportation
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, and Alcohol