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I just added Tortilla Curtain to my TR list. Does anyone know of a similar type book written from an illegals point of view?
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I just finished Desperate by Daniel Palmer. If you love the psychological thriller type books, you will love this book. Its full of twists and turns. Highly recommended.
Thanks for that. I love psychological thrillers and have never read anything by Daniel Palmer.
I just added Tortilla Curtain to my TR list. Does anyone know of a similar type book written from an illegals point of view?
A Chicana reviewer who only gave Tortilla Curtain 1-star because it is too depressing and hopeless[so I removed it from my TBR list] recommends instead Victor Villasenor's "Rain of Gold"
Some I think would be good....
Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America by Helen Thorpe
A powerful and moving account of four young women from Mexico who have lived most of their lives in the United States and attend the same high school. Two of them have legal documentation and two do not. Just Like Us is their story. http://www.amazon.com/Just-Like-Us-M...3617519&sr=1-1
Journey of Hope, Memoirs of a Mexican Girl: autobiography - illegal immigrant from Guanajuato Mexico to Los Angeles... by Rosalina Rosay
I know that I also plan to read~They Take Our Jobs!: And 20 Other Myths about Immigration by Aviva Chomsky
In exposing the myths that underlie today's debate, Chomsky illustrates how the parameters and presumptions of the debate distort how we think—and have been thinking—about immigration. She observes that race, ethnicity, and gender were historically used as reasons to exclude portions of the population from access to rights. http://www.amazon.com/They-Take-Our-...3615966&sr=1-9
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A Chicana reviewer who only gave Tortilla Curtain 1-star because it is too depressing and hopeless[so I removed it from my TBR list] recommends instead Victor Villasenor's "Rain of Gold"
I know that I also plan to read~They Take Our Jobs!: And 20 Other Myths about Immigration by Aviva Chomsky
In exposing the myths that underlie today's debate, Chomsky illustrates how the parameters and presumptions of the debate distort how we think—and have been thinking—about immigration. She observes that race, ethnicity, and gender were historically used as reasons to exclude portions of the population from access to rights. They Take Our Jobs!: And 20 Other Myths about Immigration: Aviva Chomsky: 9780807041567: Amazon.com: Books
Wow….thank you so much. I always like to try to understand different points of view on the same issues. I will check those and add them to my TR list
Speaking of 'depressing books', someone upthread said something about not wanting to read the book "Room". This is one of the best books I've ever read, I think I've read it three times now. Yes, the subject matter was disturbing but this book was fiction and you have to remind yourself of this when you're reading it.
So these are a couple books I've read recently: The Butterfly Sister by Amy Gail Hansen. This was a murder/ mystery, good book.
I am reading The Tulip Eaters now which is also a murder/ mystery, very good.
Motherland by Maria Hummel. I like storys about survival and this one was another side of the story from the usual ones you read about WW 2. This book was about how the German civilians survived during the war. It was a good read.
Wow….thank you so much. I always like to try to understand different points of view on the same issues. I will check those and add them to my TR list
You are very welcome.I try to do the same,that's why besides reading several books on the oppression of females in Islamic countries, I also chose to read the Qu'ran.
I'm not sure if I will read Tortilla Curtain, or not,but I do realize that some of these titles may be very sad,as well!
I tend to read more nonfiction that is about sad/difficult subjects,and pretty much insist that my fiction be more upbeat,entertaining,and fun,lol!
I finished The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty yesterday. I enjoyed the book. I was expecting something along the lines of Maeve Binchey and for the first quarter of the book that is what I got. Then something major and unsettling happened and the plot veered from Binchey.
This is a well constructed book with loads of interesting characters many of whom are connected by a rather thin thread and yet the connections are crucial to the story. The character development is excellent and I found myself cheering for many of them. I liked them and I liked the book.
I tend to read more nonfiction that is about sad/difficult subjects,and pretty much insist that my fiction be more upbeat,entertaining,and fun,lol!
I agreee, and add that it seems most nonfiction IS more sad and difficult to read. I think (at least in the Western civilization) we are living a romance that exists only in our heads.
It looks like now I have TWO books sitting waiting to be finished, because "The Lost City of Z" is now keeping "Tortilla Curtain" company on the table.
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I finished The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty yesterday. I enjoyed the book. I was expecting something along the lines of Maeve Binchey and for the first quarter of the book that is what I got. Then something major and unsettling happened and the plot veered from Binchey. ...
You've sold me, I just added it to my ever increasing "Want to Read" list on Goodreads.
I started 'Tis by Frank McCourt. I read Angela's Ashes years ago and really liked it. I picked 'Tis up because it was on the $1 table at the used book store, but so far I love it.
I'm so glad that you mentioned the book "On Western Terrorism: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare by Noam Chomsky" because it really sounds fascinating and I've put it on reserve at my library!
I started 'Tis by Frank McCourt. I read Angela's Ashes years ago and really liked it. I picked 'Tis up because it was on the $1 table at the used book store, but so far I love it.
I'll have to check 'Tis out, I loved Angela Ashes! I laughed so hard at the part where the kids tried out and played with the false teeth.
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