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Floresj
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This isn‘t an easy read and it pairs well with “Everyone who is Gone is Here”. Following the human smugglers who are the guides or coyotes for people who are leaving Central America and migrating to Mexico or the US. It‘s intense, complicated, and told with humanity. Excellent!

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Kristy_K
Libertad | Bessie Flores Zaldvar
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A coming of age story set against the backdrop of the Honduran presidential election of 2017, this book focuses on the Morazán family, primarily Libertad as she turns 18, explores her sexuality, &expresses herself through poetry on an anonymous Instagram acct. We also get glimpses into her older brother, Maynor‘s, life as a budding activist &their family dynamic. I found this YA novel to be revelatory, enlightening, &at times heartbreaking.

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GatheringBooks Oh my goodness, you‘re on a roll! Honduras! Fantastic. Stacked again. You are making my TBR stack reach a mile high! 💕💕💕 6d
Kristy_K @GatheringBooks 😂 I‘m trying to make a dent in all my owned books so I can go buy more! (edited) 6d
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Tamra
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5 ⭐️ for the content and engaging style.

Very valuable in helping to understand the mechanisms of migration in Latin America. Jason spent 6 years among and studying the culture of human smugglers.

The word “hope” in the subtitle is misleading. It‘s not hope for the crisis ending, it‘s the hope both migrants and many smugglers have of escaping desperate poverty & violence.

Now downloading his first book which is focused on migrants.

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Tamra
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34% in and I can tell this is going to be a very memorable and informative book.

Violence is the handmaiden of poverty.

TrishB Ouch, it definitely is. 1mo
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Cortg
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De Leon is an anthropologist who spent years getting to know Honduras smugglers and spotlighting their job, why they do it, how they do it, how the job affects them, relationships to cartels and gangs and so forth. We often look down upon these men, the violence and drugs that surround them, but De Leon saw through these stereotypes and gave an in-depth picture of the whys to it all as the reader gets to know the individuals and their stories.

Hooked_on_books I thought this was terrific. There‘s so much humanity in this book. 2mo
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Nebklvr
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Americans love their heroes to be perfect and their villains to be the worst humanity has to offer. Those who smuggle their fellow man over borders illegally seem to be the worst of villains. I had doubts as to whether the author could make good his promise of portraying complex, often violent, individuals as those who have often been under threat of death, live close to the bone themselves, and at best are survivors of dire circumstance. He did.

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Hooked_on_books
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Anthropologist De León spent years in Mexico, getting to know the stories of those who “guide” undocumented people to the US border. We vilify these people, but we find through his book that they are human beings who are struggling and running from danger at home. This is phenomenal, and I‘m so glad it‘s on the NBA nonfiction short list. It would be a worthy winner.

squirrelbrain Poor Dino! Did he get kicked off the sofa?! 7mo
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain He sure did! He gets kicked around, chomped on, and more! It‘s hard being a dino. 7mo
squirrelbrain Henry has a Dino about that size, but his is bright green! 7mo
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Judybskt
The Same Sky: A Novel | Amanda Eyre Ward
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I enjoyed this - quick, easy read.

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Judybskt
The Same Sky: A Novel | Amanda Eyre Ward
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Fresh flowers from my garden and a new book!

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Becker
Mosquito Coast | Paul Theroux
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The father in this book is one of the most interesting characters I have read in a long time. There is a lot going on in that man. 🛖

Suet624 It‘s quite the movie. 10mo
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