A review by kdahlo
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

5.0

Really brilliant and unusual work. It's journalism, but with a very honest revealing of the way the author's life becomes intermingled with her subjects. It's also a memoir of a remarkable person surviving in an unjust society. It's both of those things shuffled together and hidden inside eachother. It contained several stories that I'm really glad I learned about - like the stories undocumented workers in New York who helped respond to 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy. It's sometimes emotionally difficult, but the writing is fast-paced and conversational. It's got great flow, great imagery, great juxtapositions and gut-punches. Overall a great work.