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Lost Children Archive
by Valeria Luiselli
4.5
This was like reading a dream. I really enjoyed the author's style of writing and the many allusions to other works of literature and media. The book focused on a family that is lost in its own way. The parents and two children are traveling to where Geronmino lived. None of the characters are named and you don't really find out much about the backgrounds of the adults. The mother has a goal of finding two lost migrant girls. On the way, they make many pitstops and document and make observations of how the land and the people have been affected by so-called progress.
While this was a work of fiction, the author provides many resources to find out more about migrant children, other lost children, and the Apaches. I also liked how there were real photos of some of the events the characters talk about. I had recently read [b:Orphan Train|15818107|Orphan Train|Christina Baker Kline|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1362409483l/15818107._SY75_.jpg|21545713] and this book has real documents and photos relating to that. The main point of this novel was how inimical and inhumane the US policies have been towards brown people, starting with the original natives and continue to this day. The book does have some harrowing parts but that is to be expected. There were events that happened at the end of the novel and that made me a little frustrated but then the author didn't disappoint me. My favorite parts were the boy's point of view about how he sees his family and his sister. I really liked this novel and I am going to explore her other works.
This was like reading a dream. I really enjoyed the author's style of writing and the many allusions to other works of literature and media. The book focused on a family that is lost in its own way. The parents and two children are traveling to where Geronmino lived. None of the characters are named and you don't really find out much about the backgrounds of the adults. The mother has a goal of finding two lost migrant girls. On the way, they make many pitstops and document and make observations of how the land and the people have been affected by so-called progress.
While this was a work of fiction, the author provides many resources to find out more about migrant children, other lost children, and the Apaches. I also liked how there were real photos of some of the events the characters talk about. I had recently read [b:Orphan Train|15818107|Orphan Train|Christina Baker Kline|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1362409483l/15818107._SY75_.jpg|21545713] and this book has real documents and photos relating to that. The main point of this novel was how inimical and inhumane the US policies have been towards brown people, starting with the original natives and continue to this day. The book does have some harrowing parts but that is to be expected. There were events that happened at the end of the novel and that made me a little frustrated but then the author didn't disappoint me. My favorite parts were the boy's point of view about how he sees his family and his sister. I really liked this novel and I am going to explore her other works.