pangnaolin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Tell Me How it Ends is a pretty rough read, but super informative and beautifully told. It follows a loose guided structure as Luiselli recounts the 40 questions she was to ask migrant children, in order to help lawyers to put together a coherent story and case, when working as an immigration court interpreter. She walks through the small cultural references we might never have known otherwise— “La Bestia” and “la hielera” (or the icebox) to name a couple— and weaves a beautiful and painful history of the US’s immigration crisis and all its causes and effects.
Her style is simple and beautiful, but that doesn’t mean to insinuate a lacking in complexity. The essays are incredibly accessible for someone like me who struggled with brain fog, yet tackle each topic with grace, thought, and empathy. I loved her writing so much and feel like I learned a lot and gained a deeper understanding of the things I already knew through this read.
I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone at all interested— it’s a short, succinct, and amazing read, and I can’t imagine regretting it.
Her style is simple and beautiful, but that doesn’t mean to insinuate a lacking in complexity. The essays are incredibly accessible for someone like me who struggled with brain fog, yet tackle each topic with grace, thought, and empathy. I loved her writing so much and feel like I learned a lot and gained a deeper understanding of the things I already knew through this read.
I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone at all interested— it’s a short, succinct, and amazing read, and I can’t imagine regretting it.
xenschei's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
ejensen86's review against another edition
5.0
Valeria Luiselli's essay is one that every American should read. It should become required reading in schools. In one hundred pages, Luiselli shares the plight of the Central American/Mexican child refugee (nae immigrant) coming to America.
juneanna's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
hannahrosecohen92's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
jmurrz's review against another edition
5.0
Quick, witty, factual, engaging, tear-jerking read. An excellent summary and first-hand experience on just what happens upon migrating to America. I'll be thinking about this one for a while.
yenthemaria's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Beautifully written and very informative. I read this book in one go and was unable to put it away.
ethantw00's review against another edition
5.0
God this is my favorite thing I’ve read this year!
Insightful, educational, and wholly heartfelt. This should be required reading for everyone, especially dummy dumb buttfaces.
Insightful, educational, and wholly heartfelt. This should be required reading for everyone, especially dummy dumb buttfaces.