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lvkiefer's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.5
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Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Deportation
melanders_07's review against another edition
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5.0
very beautiful writing on an important topic that is rarely talked about
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Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood
atsundarsingh's review against another edition
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5.0
Incredibly written, poetic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the violence of the weaponized USA desert in what is now Arizona. I was not shocked, having read on the topic before, but I was so, so impressed at the humanity that Urrea manages to spread around to all actors in this story. Mandatory reading for the region, and for people who have strong feelings about the Southern US border.
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Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail
inwardandonward's review against another edition
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5.0
My favorite way to learn about a current issue (whether it's social justice-related or something else) is through storytelling of a human experience of it. If you're like me, then The Devil's Highway is the perfect choice to learn about Mexican immigration into the US through the southern deserts. This book is heartbreaking, tense, informative, and thought-provoking. I really enjoyed how the author switched between telling the story of the group and all those who were involved with the rescue (extremely vividly, might I add) and explaining certain cultural aspects, governmental problems, the consequences of certain policies, and the effect of global events. This book will have me thinking about US immigration, the border, and the human-impacted fallout of these issues for a long time and has made me seek out other books on this topic.
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Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, and Grief