A review by mildbestwishes
Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War by Deb Olin Unferth

2.0

The time and place of this book is compelling (1987 during the increasing struggle between revolution and dictatorship in Central and South America), but the biographical aspect was completely uninspiring. While I hoped to read about the affect of revolutionary momentum on an idealistic American girl who hoped to be part of the change, instead I found a whiny account of an eighteen year old dealing with boyfriend troubles and diarrhea. Written in her adult life, the author still shows no sign of learning, growth, understanding, or insight into any of the events that she witnessed. Instead, she merely ponders her inability to understand the collapse of her relationship. Ugh.