A review by cbhutch
The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, T.C. Boyle

5.0

A Mexican 'Grapes of Wrath'. The haves and the have nots. The hopeful and the hopeless. I wanted to box Condito's ears for his naive behavior that put him and his wife, Amerika, in so much danger. Delaney is a really fleshed out character who shows America the devil on one shoulder and the angel on the on the other. Kaira represents a part of all of us that is obsessed, whether good or bad. This is a fantastic book with depth and the tone of Latin culture that fate is ruled by invisible hands. I recommend this book for high school age and adults.