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franzio97 's review for:
The Tortilla Curtain
by T.C. Boyle
In my opinion the book has its ups and downs, although there are far more downs.
I liked the way the story was told: through the eyes of the rich Americans but also from the perspective of the poor Mexican immigrants. The author did a good job showing both sides of the discussed problems.
I didn't like the story itself, though. Everything that could go wrong for the Mexicans, went wrong. The Americans' story, however, was not nearly as tragic and in most parts simply boring. I also felt no emotions towards the characters. They were too flat, too boring. The only character I felt a little sorry for was América. She was the only one with a real story and the only one who had some kind of a personality. Chapters showing her perspective were often interesting and made me want to read on. On the other hand, the long chapters containing Delaney's articles were quite dull and tiring. The whole book was quite repetitive and dry. I would not recommend it, unless you're into reading over 300 pages with basically the same content and unappealing characters.
I liked the way the story was told: through the eyes of the rich Americans but also from the perspective of the poor Mexican immigrants. The author did a good job showing both sides of the discussed problems.
I didn't like the story itself, though. Everything that could go wrong for the Mexicans, went wrong. The Americans' story, however, was not nearly as tragic and in most parts simply boring. I also felt no emotions towards the characters. They were too flat, too boring. The only character I felt a little sorry for was América. She was the only one with a real story and the only one who had some kind of a personality. Chapters showing her perspective were often interesting and made me want to read on. On the other hand, the long chapters containing Delaney's articles were quite dull and tiring. The whole book was quite repetitive and dry. I would not recommend it, unless you're into reading over 300 pages with basically the same content and unappealing characters.