A review by jen286
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea

1.0

this was one of the most disappointing books I have read in a long time. This one was picked out for book club and we were all eager to start reading. Most people didn’t finish the book, and those of us who did….well the conversation about the book was WAY more interesting than the book itself. The book is telling the story of some Mexican illegal immigrants who cross the border into the US and most of them die in the desert. It is also about the border patrol and how they go about their job and kind of a history. It sounded very interesting to me as well…I am interested in this. But the book was written like a news article that was way too long. Filled with a ton of boring details, and not enough detail on the actual even it was a struggle to get through. It did lead to a great discussion about the Mexican/US border.