lil15151's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Rape
lavalierre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Rape, and Animal death
svao78's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
It is reductive and simplistic in its analysis of the relationship between undocumented migrants and the American middle class to a degree that leaves the reader wishing that they had spent their time reading something else.
Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
yodamordecai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism
Minor: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
naiu_cs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I get that it is supposed to be socially critical and all that but if you want to accurately protray the suffering a minority actually has to go through in order to point out white privelege and prejudiced racist thinking, I don't think this is the way to go.
All the respect for social novels, I think Boyle went to far with this one.
Graphic: Racism, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Rape, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Violence
Minor: Child death
njauf's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Racial slurs
polliterature's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism
shirecrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The novel is really good in an uncomfortable way. It shows the truth of the American Dream and how horrible it is to be an illegal immigrant. It has characters with a lot of personality.
Sadly, Boyles writting style did not suit me. It is incredibly slow paced and detailed. I found myself bored, flying over the pages just to be done with it. The female character gets brutalized over and over again which left me feeling sick. I wanna make clear that this novel is SLOW and even glunky with word sometimes.
I liked the reales of it. The daring. The horrible truth. That is it. Sorry.
Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Hate crime, and Racism