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A review by swicksy
The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
4.0
The first world problems of the white privileged living in a soon-to-be-gated community near Canoga Park, CA are contrast against those of an undocumented Mexican couple camping in the nearby canyon. The book begins as Delaney hits Candido with his car, then gives the wounded man $20 and spends the rest of the time haunted by him. While the white-washed community worries about graffiti, coyotes attacking their pets and erecting a wall around their community to keep the so-called undesirables out, the Mexican couple struggle to find work, live in the wild, are terrorized by others living in the canyon, have to deal with birthing a baby in the wild and most of all, always looking over their shoulders for INS to appear.
Not sure who to pull for in this as both sides have their pros and cons...although after a while you will definitely agree with the Mexican woman who has had enough of living in squalor, and just wants to go home even if it means living in poverty there, it can't be as bad as living like a wild animal in the forests of L.A.
Compelling book that expertly captures the feel of Southern California (right down to wild fires and the mudslides that follow) not to mention the shallow white people who are come off as petty and somewhat ignorant, but aren't completely unlikable. One couple has advantages, the other has everything working against them.
Not sure who to pull for in this as both sides have their pros and cons...although after a while you will definitely agree with the Mexican woman who has had enough of living in squalor, and just wants to go home even if it means living in poverty there, it can't be as bad as living like a wild animal in the forests of L.A.
Compelling book that expertly captures the feel of Southern California (right down to wild fires and the mudslides that follow) not to mention the shallow white people who are come off as petty and somewhat ignorant, but aren't completely unlikable. One couple has advantages, the other has everything working against them.