A review by mccarthygirl25
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative

4.0

This is a bit of a long thought. But stick with me! Going into this book I had already been aware of the difficulties illegal immigrants have to go through. In college I read a book called Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario. This book really opened my eyes and I highly recommend it. American Dirt did remind me of that book and overall I liked the story. “These people would leave their home, their cultures, their families, even their languages and venture into tremendous peril, risking their lives, for the chance to get to the dream of some far away country that doesn’t even want them.” Pg 94 After looking at Goodreads reviews I wanted to include on by David Bowles a writer for NYT. I’m still thinking about this review. I feel it’s difficult because the author is not part of the community going through this trauma. But at the same time I do think it’s important to shine a light on these issues. #booklover #readersofinstagram