American Dirt | 
"One of the very first bullets comes in through the open window above the toilet where Luca is Standing "
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"One of the very first bullets comes in through the open window above the toilet where Luca is Standing "
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pickThe harsh reasons and
experiences of an immigrant's journey from Mexico to the United States. 5 ⭐
pickThis novel brought to mind what ICE is currently doing in this country. The story is heartbreaking with a mother and son trying desperately to escape the horrors of Cartel violence and certain death. Many people have been lost, killed and broken while making this or similar journeys. 4.75/5⭐️
pick157/100 🎧📖🔖
Heart-pounding story of survival of a mother and son fleeing Mexico to US from the cartel that slaughtered their entire family.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
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pickIt‘s an incredibly interesting, well-researched , eye opening story of the journey of migrants . A beautifully heartbreaking/hopefully story, rich in characters who keep you on the edge of your seat .⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Highly recommended.
pickA truly great and moving book that had me on the edge of my seat at times and close to tears at others. I would highly recommend this book, especially in times like these, when immigration is such a widely discussed topic in the media. This book tells the stories of the people behind the numbers.
so-soI told myself I would never read this but I am so starved for in person book chat I thought why not. And that is totally on me. I didn‘t care for it. Can‘t wait for bookclub tomorrow.
pickLydia and her son hide in the shower while a group of sicarios murder their whole family,they have to escape Mexico and cross the border before the cartel catches them. Through their story we catch a glimpse at the horrible things the migrants have to endure to try to find a better life.I was on the edge of my seat all through the book, there's no rest here, and the writing is so immersive that even when I stopped reading I was afraid the cartel⬇️
panNot a popular opinion, but I had high hopes for this book. By the time I was done with it, I was just frustrated with Cummins. She stereotyped so bad in this book. There are good and bad people in all races. To me she just focused on the stereotype that all Latinos are involved in drugs somehow. I doubt that is true.
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pickJust finished American Dirt. Its a great book, Jeanine is a great writer. Handles a politically sensitive subject from a very human perspective
panI know everyone loves this book but the writing was just dense for me. It felt so slow in some ways and it never really got my attention fully. Interesting story, but I just didn‘t care for the way this was written.
“Trauma waits for stillness. Lydia feels like a cracked egg, and she doesn‘t know if she‘s the shell or the yolk or the white. She is scrambled.”
pick(Pic from authors note.)
This was extraordinary, heart wrenching, sometimes hard to read but always hard to put down. The personal story of a group of immigrants, with a mother and young son as the two central characters. Everyone is running from something but more importantly running toward a dream of a better, safer, more human existence in el norte. This is a story not to be forgotten as you watch and we struggle with immigration.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins would be an awesome movie ... edge of your seat type ....
pickA harrowing journey of a Mexican mother and her young son as they run from a cartel that wants them dead. The story brings this plight home hard and gives you a sense of the desperate situation that‘s playing out in reality every day. Intrigued to read the book has become a topic of hot debate in literary circles about appropriation as Cummins is not Mexican herself, but instead spent 4 years researching this book. Not sure I agree, great book!
pickQuando l‘ho comprato non gli avrei dato 2€. Mi ispirava pochissimo, ma la mia libraia di fiducia ha insistito tanto. Ci ho messo quasi un anno a decidermi di leggerlo. Si è rivelato una delle letture migliori dell‘anno, davvero straordinario e inaspettato, ben scritto, scorrevole, emozionante e struggente.
Can‘t put this down and can‘t stop crying. Wow! Gut wrenching, especially if you‘re a mother.
I got it! You put a smile on my face! Thank you so much @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️ Grateful for the #LitsyLove family and I can‘t wait to begin writing you and getting to know you all! ☺️
Why have I not read this yet? It‘s excellent on audio narrated wonderfully by Yareli Arizmendi.
bailedI‘m giving up the ghost … it‘s goodbye to this one. I made it through to the second half, but it was a struggle just for Bookclub. We had our meeting last night. There were mixed views, some loved it. It didn‘t seem to spark our usual full on discussion 🤷♀️. I‘m glad to be moving on.
Still struggling with this one on audible, for Bookclub. I‘m just not connecting with the characters. ( that speed looks wrong 😳 I‘m on 1.3X ) anyway , Bookclub Friday night , I better step it up.
I‘m listening to this book for Bookclub, and I‘m finding it hard to connect with … not happening for me , not yet anyway 🤷🏼♀️ I‘d bail.. but I don‘t want to miss out on the discussion.. I got the print on kindle , still not pulling me in
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Hoping to read some more of these books. ( I had started Love Songs on audible, but decided it would be a lovely read .... it‘s pretty big though 😳 looked smaller on audible 🙃
Also American Dirt on audible for Bookclub
Happy reading everyone ❤️
Hi Cindy, I hope all is well with you.
pickThis book was brilliant. Gripping, thought provoking and very real.
Highly recommended.
so-so“Survival is a matter of instinct rather than desire.”
I hated the experience of reading this book, w/its graphically depicted series of horrors & exhausting litany of cruel & dehumanizing traumas.
There‘s an immediacy to the writing that pulls you into its current, and it‘s harrowing.
There are moments of selfless generosity: “For every wickedness, there is an equal and opposite possibility of redemption.”
Image: Fyodor Pavlov‘s tarot.
My book club picked this to read this year. I brought up how many Latinx and Chicano authors have expressed it is harmful, misrepresentative, and appropriating trauma-porn. It js also a book about the Mexican/immigrant viewpoint written by a white woman. MANY BIPOC authors struggle to have their own voices published and recognized. I was told that the known controversy was the reason for picking it as it will “add to the discussion.” ⬇️⬇️
Oh lort. Just got the message from Libby that this is due in 3 days and there are people waiting, which means I have to cram 5 hours of this into 3 days which, let me tell you, I am not looking forward to. This is f*n GRIM and is affecting my day-to-day mood (#privilege, I know). I hate reading books like this (it‘s a book club pick). The Grueling Saga of Torments has to be one of my least favorite genres.
(It‘s well-written and all that)
