"In the desert we are all illegal aliens." This is the heart wrenching true story of the border crossers known as the "Yuma 26."On a fateful day in May, 26 men went into the desert to try their luck at crossing the border from Mexico into the United States. Their group got lost, their coyote stole ...
Rating: an irritated single star.Someone needs to explain to me why this book is great. I don't think it's even good. It's The Song of Bernadette for the 21st century, written in prose as flat and featureless as the deserts it describes.So very, very, very not recommended.
What a kick in the booty! A lighthearted way of approaching the Mexican immigrant situation. Lots of silliness, but we like silly. For awhile I was annoyed because it seemed like the author was stereotyping all Americans as dumb rednecks who pick on Mexicans. Then I got over myself and I could ...
The goth vampire-wannabe, the heavy metal busboy, the slut, the ninja of the trash heap, the feminista mayor, the gay restaurant owner, the former-bowling champ, the bandidos, the Christian missionary gone bad, the good cop, the bad cop, oh, and of course, the protagonist—the sweet and beautiful tee...
A good book, full of wonderful characters. It ended a bit quickly and there were two questions I had when it was finished: Why did Atomiko decide to come down to Tres Camarones? and Did it work? There were also a couple of topical jabs made which took my focus away from the story and to the author, ...
Ok, I have to start by saying this is definitely one of my favorite reads for this year! What a beautifully-written book it is...Nineteen-year-old Nayeli has an idyllic life in her little village of Tres Camarones in Mexico - she works at a taco shop, whiles away her time with her girlfriends, and d...
This is a very interesting story about a real woman who lived in Mexico in the late 19th century. She was the author's great-aunt, and he grew up hearing stories and legends about her. Beginning in 1985, the author began twenty years of research leading to this novel. Teresita was considered the ...
I officially give up. This one has been on my "currently reading" list for too long. It is so rare that I don't make it through a book. This one started out so strong and then got so bizarre so fast that I just had to put it down and I have no desire to pick it pack up!
A narrative which is part myth, part religion, part history, and true in the sense all great fiction is true. Urrea takes on a character (a real life relative) who could easily be lost in a variety of directions, yet manages to make her both saintly and human all at once. I was reminded of Nikos Kaz...
Urrea manages to address the immigration issue from a human perspective, attracting a wide variety of political persuasions to his work. The story is moving, the writing is excellent, and the message is clear. Immigrants are humans.
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