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A review by justforqueerbooks
Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
5.0
Deportation. It’s a scary word. And an even scarier reality.
I just finished Indivisible by Daniel Aleman and I cried. Not once, not twice, but three times. The whole time I kept thinking about my family and how difficult it is to deal with something like that. I’m Indian, my family immigrated from Punjab to California, and they did it legally, but I know countless people, good people, who are undocumented. My friends parents, uncles, cousins, and so many more. I know how it feels when someone goes through this, I’ve been through it. That’s why my heart absolutely broke for Mateo and his family.
Anyway, onto the book: Mateo is a 16-year-old-broadway-loving teenager. His dream is to go to Tisch and eventually end up on Broadway. His parents own a little corner shop, they live in an apartment and they’re happy. The only thing: his parents are undocumented immigrants. But things have been perfectly normal for 20+ years, so why would they change now?
Like I said, I sobbed while reading this book. My heart broke over and over again, thinking about losing family and thinking that your whole life is over. I genuinely do not know what to say. This book is heart touching, heart breaking and honest. It’s not sugar coated, there’s no sunshine and rainbows everywhere: it shows you the truth. What actually happens and what families go through.
My point is, if you haven’t read it, read it, and don’t forget to take a box of tissues with you.
I just finished Indivisible by Daniel Aleman and I cried. Not once, not twice, but three times. The whole time I kept thinking about my family and how difficult it is to deal with something like that. I’m Indian, my family immigrated from Punjab to California, and they did it legally, but I know countless people, good people, who are undocumented. My friends parents, uncles, cousins, and so many more. I know how it feels when someone goes through this, I’ve been through it. That’s why my heart absolutely broke for Mateo and his family.
Anyway, onto the book: Mateo is a 16-year-old-broadway-loving teenager. His dream is to go to Tisch and eventually end up on Broadway. His parents own a little corner shop, they live in an apartment and they’re happy. The only thing: his parents are undocumented immigrants. But things have been perfectly normal for 20+ years, so why would they change now?
Like I said, I sobbed while reading this book. My heart broke over and over again, thinking about losing family and thinking that your whole life is over. I genuinely do not know what to say. This book is heart touching, heart breaking and honest. It’s not sugar coated, there’s no sunshine and rainbows everywhere: it shows you the truth. What actually happens and what families go through.
My point is, if you haven’t read it, read it, and don’t forget to take a box of tissues with you.