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The Devil’s Highway

The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea

January 5, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This book is an investigation into a disastrous border crossing into the deserts of the southern US where 14 men died, and 13 were severely harmed and also nearly died. The book looks at this specific event in close detail while also spending investigating the broader political and financial realities and polices that shaped it. At times the book reads like a true crime book, which also speaks to the kind of horror of true crime books, which are often wildly entertaining because the exceptionality […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Luis Alberto Urrea

vel veeter's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Luis Alberto Urrea ·
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We Are Family

The House of Broken Angels: A Novel by Luis Alberto Urrea

November 2, 2019 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The House of Broken Angels is the story of two days and of a lifetime. It’s a beautiful novel about family; about pain, sorrow, and regret; about love, forgiveness, and perseverance. The de la Cruz family is gathering for two momentous events: the funeral of Mama America and the 70th birthday of Big Angel, Mama’s oldest son and patriarch of the extended de la Cruz clan. Yet, as everyone knows, this will be Big Angel’s last birthday; cancer has wracked his body and he has […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr11, ElCicco, Fiction, Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels

ElCicco's CBR11 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr11, ElCicco, Fiction, Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels ·
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Not sure what or why

August 23, 2018 by lowercasesee Leave a Comment

I’m not sure where I found this book and like I read the whole thing without putting it aside and it was entertaining but I’m also not sure what I read or why. You ever have those books? The House of Broken Angels (and that’s Angel, like the Spanish name, not angel like Islington) is about a sprawling Mexican-American family and its patriarch. Big Angel is said patriarch and is more or less the main character, but the book is about more than him. It’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr10bingo, Luis Alberto Urrea

lowercasesee's CBR10 Review No:97 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr10bingo, Luis Alberto Urrea ·
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