A review by mirandareadsca
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

4.0

This isn't the type of book I typically would listen to as an audiobook, but I'm so glad I did. The sound effects used, the change of narrators, it all helped bring the story to life. I really appreciated how the book focused on one particular family who was going through their own travels and separations, and used that to delve into the hardships children detained at (or sent back from) the US border are facing. I felt a real connection to the children in the story, even if their given names were never mentioned, and just kept hoping their family could stay together.

I'd say this book was headed towards a 5 star, but things got confusing towards the end. In the audio version, the narrators were switching mid-sentence, and it became difficult to follow along what was the story about the main character children, or what was a story about the lost children (either from The Elegies of Lost Children, or the migrant children). It took me out of the book a bit at what was a more emotional part of the book, hence the deducted star. Still would definitely recommend though!