American Dirt

A Novel

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Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2020, Flatiron Books)

400 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2020 by Flatiron Books.

ISBN:
978-1-250-20977-1
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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Review of 'American Dirt' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Cummins has written a riveting, well-researched story about the experience of Mexican migrants from their pov. It is a good story and well told. The characters have a level of complexity that avoid simple stereotypes.

That being said, there are some annoying stylistic issues, including head-hopping that becomes distracting. Nevertheless, Cummins's storytelling is solid and the subject matter--how easily life can collapse in a lawless society where narco traffickers command such authority, where there is so much corruption and even casual conversations with the wrong people, do leave you vulnerable--is timely and vital. I enjoyed the story more than the execution.

Subjects

  • Mother and child, fiction
  • Mexico, fiction
  • Crime, fiction
  • Fiction, cultural heritage