Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

9 reviews

transquake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Harrowing fictional account of three teenagers who flee danger in Guatemala for a better life in the United States. This was almost impossible to listen to because their lives were so difficult but I think sometimes we need to read the hard books to be reminded about how fortunate we are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, Grief, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, and Vomit

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Gut wrenching. Traumatizing. Painful. Tearful. This one experience that Pulga, Pequena and Chico attempt as they leave their beloved home of Guatemala to go to the United States is a trek that is made everyday by people just like you and me wanting a better life then the one they were dealt with. I could write a dissertation about how distorted the right wing, conservative media paints these men, women and children but I won’t waste my time. Instead, this book highlights the fact that the trio are real people who needed to leave not because they wanted to but because dying at the hands of a gang/ gang member was not how they wanted to go out. The emotional trauma was felt in the words the author wrote and I will be forever grateful for this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abandonment

apworden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Not only is this an incredibly important book, it is incredibly well written as well.  Every U.S. resident should read this to fully understand the situation at the border. It is a refugee crisis, no matter what terminology is used to hide this fact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

hootreads's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Kidnapping, Rape, and Stalking

bibliocharylodis's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Minor: Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

kcera's review

challenging tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was a difficult read and it was incredibly important to read. I can’t imagine writing something like it. Also my heart is broken. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

This story is about crossing the boarder. It’s about death and horror and everything that surrounds it. And it’s about the children who are separated from their families by the United States Government. It is awful and sad and heartbreaking. Be aware.

mandkips's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, and Racism

savgulick's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Confinement

Minor: Sexual violence