Scan barcode
A review by maryehavens
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
4.0
What I liked about this book: descriptive, well researched, gave multiple points of view.
What I disliked about this book: that this situation still exists and ever existed in the first place.
I learned a lot that I didn't already know and it just breaks my heart. You feel so impotent when you read books like this. What can I possibly do to help fix this situation? The only thing I can think to do is treat everyone as equals, try to patronize businesses that don't benefit from this kind of labor, and vote conscientiously.
We flew to LA this past weekend and I saw that we flew over Tucson on the Flight Tracker. I couldn't help but think of all the souls lost on the Devil's Highway...and the souls that are lost every day.
It was also incredibly disturbing to hear of over 300 women that were brutally murdered/missing on the border.
And now I can't write anymore because it's way too sad and frustrating. But I'm grateful to have read this book that was recommended to me by some of my students.
What I disliked about this book: that this situation still exists and ever existed in the first place.
I learned a lot that I didn't already know and it just breaks my heart. You feel so impotent when you read books like this. What can I possibly do to help fix this situation? The only thing I can think to do is treat everyone as equals, try to patronize businesses that don't benefit from this kind of labor, and vote conscientiously.
We flew to LA this past weekend and I saw that we flew over Tucson on the Flight Tracker. I couldn't help but think of all the souls lost on the Devil's Highway...and the souls that are lost every day.
It was also incredibly disturbing to hear of over 300 women that were brutally murdered/missing on the border.
And now I can't write anymore because it's way too sad and frustrating. But I'm grateful to have read this book that was recommended to me by some of my students.