A review by ivanainthecity
The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail by Óscar Martínez

5.0

Brave (hell, fearless) journalist’s horrifying account of Central American migrants’ journey to El Norte. The book is a solid 4.5 stars for me because it is bit disjointed (and redundant) since it’s comprised of different stories Martínez wrote for ElFaro.net, but it’s still one-of-a-kind and extremely compelling. I am so fed up with people’s misconceptions and plain hatred of undocumented people here in the U.S. Some of these articles should be required reading... I definitely feel much more informed about the plight of undocumented people and feel even more respect for what they have to go through to build better lives for themselves and their families.