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The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
4.0

A book that has aged surprisingly well. The ambivalence of woke (and occasionally fake) liberals towards Mexican illegals in California, set against a background of weather phenomena caused by global warning and the sheer hopelessness of the immigrants themselves, who struggle to establish themselves in the land of supposed opportunity while facing insurmountable odds, makes for a compelling tale.