A review by jennjoy
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Great read, but pretty depressing since the situations the migrants encounter are very much based in truth. I always thought of migrants as being brave to endure the journey but had not considered hard enough the atrocities that are happening that would cause them to go. This book truly lets us in to the same feeling of terror that the characters experience. I recommend but it's not easy to read if you have a strong empathy drive.
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