wayneg 's review for:

The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
4.25
dark emotional funny sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reread this terrific novel and how tragic that so many of its themes are even more relevant today than when it was written almost thirty years ago. As a tragedy about inequality in modern American it is exceptional and stands with something like Grapes of Wrath in its portrayal of how poverty and a desire to escape poverty can lead to tragedy.