A review by stellahadz
Solito by Javier Zamora

inspiring sad slow-paced

4.5

This is one of the best-written, most powerful memoirs I've ever read. Zamora shares the painful details of what he endured on his journey along with his "second family," the core group of people he traveled with, but he also talks about the jokes they told, the nicknames they called each other, and the food they enjoyed together. This makes the story feel even realer and adds an extra emotional punch to the sad parts; when he talks about wanting to cuddle with his parents, feels shy about changing clothes in front of people, or reminisces about his favorite cartoons, it's a sobering reminder that he's just a kid, and already he's going through things that most people will never have to. The beginning of the story had me completely hooked; I absolutely loved hearing how he spoke about his grandparents and his aunt, the relatives he grew up with in El Salvador. I listened to the audiobook version, which I highly recommend. 

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