melanders_07's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
very beautiful writing on an important topic that is rarely talked about
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Abandonment, Death, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Racism, and Rape
jashanac's review
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Racial slurs
Minor: Deportation and Child death
atsundarsingh's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
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.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Death, and Excrement
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