A review by shellysbookcorner
Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
4.0
Thank you Amazon Vine for my review copy. I also listened the audio as I read via Libro.fm.
This was a very emotional and heartbreaking story. My heart broke for Mateo as he had to grow up rather quickly and become the care giver to his sister Sophie. Even though this is a fictional family, stories like this are happening every day in real life and it’s not easy to read about without becoming sad. People come to this country for a better life and I couldn’t imagine having to leave everyone and everything I know and have to seek asylum in a foreign country and take any job I can get so my kids can have a better future. This question also ask the reader what does it mean to be American? What makes you American? Overall, I did enjoy the story, but at times I felt Mateo’s inner dialogue was a little repetitive. I loved the supporting characters who stood by Mateo no matter what and that brought a smile to my face. This was a very solid debut by Aleman and I look forward to reading more books by this author.
This was a very emotional and heartbreaking story. My heart broke for Mateo as he had to grow up rather quickly and become the care giver to his sister Sophie. Even though this is a fictional family, stories like this are happening every day in real life and it’s not easy to read about without becoming sad. People come to this country for a better life and I couldn’t imagine having to leave everyone and everything I know and have to seek asylum in a foreign country and take any job I can get so my kids can have a better future. This question also ask the reader what does it mean to be American? What makes you American? Overall, I did enjoy the story, but at times I felt Mateo’s inner dialogue was a little repetitive. I loved the supporting characters who stood by Mateo no matter what and that brought a smile to my face. This was a very solid debut by Aleman and I look forward to reading more books by this author.