A review by palmpages
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez

4.0

"People do what they have to in this life. We try to get from one end of it to the other with dignity and with honour. We do the best we can."

You will never fully know what people are trying to overcome. It’s hard to make it in the world as is, even harder in a place that makes you feel less than who you are. But at the end of it all, "they might realize that we're not that bad, maybe even that we're a lot like them. And who would they hate then?"

The Book of Unknown Americans is a story that leaves you with hope.