libralita's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly don’t have too much to say about this book, I did have to read it for my English 101 class, so it's a bit different than what I normally read. I did enjoy it.
Each chapter was kind of episodic and it kind of told a different story or had a different theme throughout each individual chapter, sometimes things would tie over to the next but rarely. Some of the chapters were boring, some where amazing like Chapter 3 and Chapter 10.
I highly recommend this book, especially if you live in places where there’s a lot of Mexican immigrants. It gives you an interesting perspective on where they’re coming from.
Each chapter was kind of episodic and it kind of told a different story or had a different theme throughout each individual chapter, sometimes things would tie over to the next but rarely. Some of the chapters were boring, some where amazing like Chapter 3 and Chapter 10.
I highly recommend this book, especially if you live in places where there’s a lot of Mexican immigrants. It gives you an interesting perspective on where they’re coming from.
librosylugares's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
raehink's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this "travel" book. Tobar takes the reader to many small cities in the US which have had a measurable increase in Latino immigrants. He then discusses the positive and negative impact of this influx. Unlike another author I read, he actually makes the distinction between those who are here legally, fair and square, and those who are not. That slant alone made me a much more sympathetic and interested reader.
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