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josephcdela 's review for:
This Train Is Being Held
by Ismée Williams
In the first 50 pages, Williams convinced me to care so much for Isa and Alex, who alternate first-person perspectives in chapters with one main setting: the NYC subway. The dialogue feels real and is smartly written. Difficult topics like racial profiling, mental health, and classism are engaged rather well and elaborated with grace and complexity. There is also a beautiful celebration of Hispanic and Latinx families. I found myself grinning many times throughout the book and rooting for their growth as individuals and, eventually, as a couple.
Rating: 4 out of 5 train stops.
Rating: 4 out of 5 train stops.