Tropicoffrisco read and liked Francisco Cardona's review of Senselessness (New Directions Paperbook):

"How do you write about genocide? Would you even want to engage into such a dialogue? The narrator of Senseless engages these questions as he attempts to edit testimonials of indigenous populations of central America that underwent genocide in precedi...more How do you write about genocide? Would you even want to engage into such a dialogue? The narrator of Senseless engages these questions as he attempts to edit testimonials of indigenous populations of central America that underwent genocide in preceding wars. The narrator himself is exile that causes a disjunction in how he perceives the texts he is hired to edit. There is no clear authority to who can write or speak about genocide and consequently history becomes an act of hysteria rather than a documenteur. (less) "

Tropicoffrisco read and liked Tamaya Garcia's review of First Stop in the New World:

"I LOVE Mexico City but no matter how many times you visit you can't always figure out or uncover the crazy energy that makes you love this place. This books gets to the nitty gritty an gives you somewhat of an insiders look into El D.F. "