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auspea's review
4.0
I never bothered reading any of John Read due to his communist reputation, but Insurgent Mexico. (D. Appleton & Co., New York 1914) written over 100 years ago is a fascinating and engaging narrative as some of today's best literary fiction by the likes of Cormac McCarthy, Boston Teran or Philipp Meyer. His description of the savage revolution and brutal landscape is almost poetic. Reading such a well-written eye witness account of History is exciting and captivating. Tragically Mexico is still a failed state wrecked by violence, just this weekend I've read reports of 114 political assassinations and the murder of 3 journalists in the last six months.
If you're wondering why illegal immigration from Mexico continues to be such an immense problem, all you need to understand is the plight of the peons / peasants that Read describes. Insurgent Mexico is about a revolution that occurred over almost a hundred and twenty years ago whose legacy is still felt by the people of Mexico, who suffer from the same maladies as they did over a hundred years ago. John Read’s social commentary and description of comrade camaraderie is still relevant today.
If you're wondering why illegal immigration from Mexico continues to be such an immense problem, all you need to understand is the plight of the peons / peasants that Read describes. Insurgent Mexico is about a revolution that occurred over almost a hundred and twenty years ago whose legacy is still felt by the people of Mexico, who suffer from the same maladies as they did over a hundred years ago. John Read’s social commentary and description of comrade camaraderie is still relevant today.
goicka's review
5.0
This book started out quite funny, got serious, then funny again. I think it perfectly captures the essence of Mexican culture as I have come to understand it, as Mexicans alerts seem to find the humor in the serious and the serious in humor. I thought this book was beautifully written, informative, and entertaining.
auspea's review against another edition
4.0
I never bothered reading any of John Read due to his communist reputation, but Insurgent Mexico. (D. Appleton & Co., New York 1914) written over 100 years ago is a fascinating and engaging narrative as some of today's best literary fiction by the likes of Cormac McCarthy, Boston Teran or Philipp Meyer. His description of the savage revolution and brutal landscape is almost poetic. Reading such a well-written eye witness account of History is exciting and captivating. Tragically Mexico is still a failed state wrecked by violence, just this weekend I've read reports of 114 political assassinations and the murder of 3 journalists in the last six months.
If you're wondering why illegal immigration from Mexico continues to be such an immense problem, all you need to understand is the plight of the peons / peasants that Read describes. Insurgent Mexico is about a revolution that occurred over almost a hundred and twenty years ago whose legacy is still felt by the people of Mexico, who suffer from the same maladies as they did over a hundred years ago. John Read’s social commentary and description of comrade camaraderie is still relevant today.
If you're wondering why illegal immigration from Mexico continues to be such an immense problem, all you need to understand is the plight of the peons / peasants that Read describes. Insurgent Mexico is about a revolution that occurred over almost a hundred and twenty years ago whose legacy is still felt by the people of Mexico, who suffer from the same maladies as they did over a hundred years ago. John Read’s social commentary and description of comrade camaraderie is still relevant today.