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American Dirt

Jeanine Cummins

Start date: August 1, 2020

Finish date: August 31, 2020

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Feb 02, 2020 Lesley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: culture, survival, gave-to-sz

The author is getting a raw deal -I love that Oprah picked this book-not ok that she felt she had to say something after people went all ape shit crazy because the author is not from MEXICO!

I write my reviews for myself and sometimes hope an author reads them!

I say, stop reading reviews, if the story sounds interesting to you, then read it and experience for yourself.
I got the book in audio and hardcover (bet the publisher loves me!!!) I liked the narrator for the audio.

The book itself-It is a ...more

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Mar 16, 2020 Donna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, relationships, multicultural, fiction, realistic-fiction, apple-books

Yes, I read all of the controversy surrounding this book, but I loved it. I feel it was well written,and a page turner. The further I got in the book, the more I inwardly prayed that Lydia and Luca would make it to 'el norte'.

A great read. ...more

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Aug 01, 2020 Kathy Miller rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: human-interest-stories

A stunning and gut wrenching fictionalized account of a woman and child's flight from Acapulco, Mexico. When her entire family (16 in all) are gunned down by the cartel in retaliation for a news story written by her husband (a journalist) that exposed the leader of the cartel, she and her young son are next on the cartel's hit list. On their harrowing escape, they are faced with nearly insurmountable obstacles and danger every step of the way. In constant fear for their lives, Lydia and her son ...more

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Jul 12, 2020 Swetha Amit rated it really liked it

Was compelled to pick a copy of this book after seeing it as a part of Oprah's book club 2020.

American Dirt is the story of a Mexican immigrant who escapes the horrors of her city and attempts to cross borders to reach her destination in the United States.

Lydia runs a bookstore in Acapulco where she meets the charming Javier. Through her journalist husband's article about him, she realises that he's part of the drug cartels who create havoc in the city. After seeing her family brutally murdered ...more

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