A review by droar
The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito by Shing Yin Khor

4.0

A delightful travelogue of an odd stretch of the USA. Khor does a really excellent job of encapsulating little moments of belonging & not belonging in America with the stops and focuses of their travels. It's a refreshingly honest travel story where the author has no huge revelation or epiphanies, rather they think and travel and consider and make some decisions in time. Khor jumps between topics & issues with ease, talking about many of the racist and horrible moments on the road (in their time & historically) in one moment & then their delight in finding Christmas style breakfast burritos (with read & green salsa). All in all, the book is a delight to read & brings up some weighty things to consider without weighing you down too much to manage (also there are lots of illustrations of dinosaur statues!) Highly recommenced, especially for fans of travel stories!