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A review by stormlightreader
Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent Into Darkness by Alfredo Corchado
4.0
It's possible this book is a little misleading because going into it, I didn't realise it is more of a memoir with a lot of information on Mexico’s history and culture. This book is told from the POV of a reporter who loves his home country but who is also heartbroken by what is happening to it. He has an unwavering hope that Mexico can rise above the violence of the drug cartels only to be saddened by the reach that the cartels have.
The writing is a little melodramatic at times, so much so that it made me forget I was reading nonfiction at times. Nevertheless, I learned a lot from this book. Corchado writing about his Mexican-American identity and Mexico's history was so interesting. The writing feels a little all over the place, but with nonfiction it doesn't bother me too much. The introductory chapters set out the current problem and the majority of the rest of the book revisits previous encounters that inform the reader of events leading up to those initial chapters. Corchado provides a grim perspective of what it's like to live in Mexico, particularly as a Mexican who is not rich.
The writing is a little melodramatic at times, so much so that it made me forget I was reading nonfiction at times. Nevertheless, I learned a lot from this book. Corchado writing about his Mexican-American identity and Mexico's history was so interesting. The writing feels a little all over the place, but with nonfiction it doesn't bother me too much. The introductory chapters set out the current problem and the majority of the rest of the book revisits previous encounters that inform the reader of events leading up to those initial chapters. Corchado provides a grim perspective of what it's like to live in Mexico, particularly as a Mexican who is not rich.