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A review by lalalareesa
The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, T.C. Boyle
2.0
Somewhat immature prose and symbolism but kept me entertained.
Also, people who actually learned something about privilege and were amazed by the way he portrayed the main white couple, Kyra and Delaney, are you serious? I learned way more about the Mexican-American border issues from reading like two articles on CNN and NY Times and talking to my Mexican roommate for half an hour. If you think he brought up some real hard-hitting issues about privilege and immigration that you didn't know about, I'm not sure what rock you've been hiding under.
Then again, if people are approaching this book with no knowledge I guess it's better than nothing...but watch the news or talk to someone from Mexico if you want to actually learn something. In my opinion, Delaney's characters represent a much too simple dichotomy to learn anything substantial from.
Also, people who actually learned something about privilege and were amazed by the way he portrayed the main white couple, Kyra and Delaney, are you serious? I learned way more about the Mexican-American border issues from reading like two articles on CNN and NY Times and talking to my Mexican roommate for half an hour. If you think he brought up some real hard-hitting issues about privilege and immigration that you didn't know about, I'm not sure what rock you've been hiding under.
Then again, if people are approaching this book with no knowledge I guess it's better than nothing...but watch the news or talk to someone from Mexico if you want to actually learn something. In my opinion, Delaney's characters represent a much too simple dichotomy to learn anything substantial from.