Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Solito by Javier Zamora

5 reviews

alexisgarcia's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

wow wow wow. i cannot explain my love for this book. this is such a harrowing tale and at some points i forgot it wasn’t fiction. my heart just broke for the people in the story and it got so tense at times i worried for the survival of javier that i forgot i was reading a memoir. i will never forget this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Classism, Death, Deportation, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Vomit, and Blood

ladypolf's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Deportation

Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Excrement, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and War

simplythegirl's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

If you'd like an authentic story about an immigrant's journey crossing the border than this book is it! There are similar books out there that are all just trauma p*rn but Javier Zamora really encompasses the beauty along with the hardship that he endured on his journey. His perspective of a kid also makes the whole thing very heartwrenching cute  heartwarming and scary at the same time. There was a sense of community and a sense of loss but also victory when he reaches the USA. It's such a touching and sweet story but also very nerve-wracking and scary because of the stakes. I absolutely loved this book. This is super relatable in terms of culture for me even though I never went through what the author did the culture is what we share so that was really fun. There's also some sweet and light humor that flows pretty nicely. The book definitely explores the importance of family and what it means to be a family.  If you are not a spanish speaker I would definitely keep a piece of paper and make a key for the spanish words because they come up a lot. I'm a Spanish speaker so it wasn't something I dealt with but others may. It definitely is worth a read.

there is some cursing, violence, guns, blood, vomit, other bodily fluids, and abuse so read with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Vomit, Racism, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, and Death

Minor: Death, Child abuse, and Body shaming

feistyannotatingbooks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Deportation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Gun violence, Animal death, Deportation, Excrement, Grief, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Classism, and Vomit