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A review by mjmbecky
Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University by Francisco Jiménez
3.0
Francisco Jimenez shares his experiences in graduate school, working to a PhD in Spanish Literature. This is meant to be the fourth installment in his series, but this is the only one I've read. I'm not sure if the other books would help provide more context for how amazing it is that he is in graduate school, but you do get a very up-front tale of what it's like getting a graduate degree--in other words, an incredible amount of work.
While this is interesting and I appreciate his journey through grad school and his early years of marriage, the writing is a bit dry. I thought this might work for YA audiences (and I think it's meant to be), but it reads like an autobiography from the 1970's. I think that it might be good for me to check out his earlier pieces. This one might be too hard to relate to for teens (and even most adults), but is still admirable that he did so much with his education and life!
While this is interesting and I appreciate his journey through grad school and his early years of marriage, the writing is a bit dry. I thought this might work for YA audiences (and I think it's meant to be), but it reads like an autobiography from the 1970's. I think that it might be good for me to check out his earlier pieces. This one might be too hard to relate to for teens (and even most adults), but is still admirable that he did so much with his education and life!