genre: memoir
Elizabeth's life has straddled two worlds: her life in the United States, where she was born to two Mexican parents, and her life in Mexico. No matter where she is, Elizabeth isn't really her whole self. What she takes with her wherever she goes though? Her love of her family and her passion for education. So when her parent's visas aren't renewed and they have to return to Mexico, Elizabeth has to decide what to do in order to not just help herself - but everyone that she feels is counting on her.
I have so much respect for Elizabeth and the complicated life she's lived. This was a really important read for me because it so clearly relates how immigration policies can impact real individual people and their loved ones. Sometimes it's hard to put a face to laws and policies and this book does a good job of that. And while I did feel so many feelings about all that she had to go through, it wasn't a particularly well written book. It FELT like a book written by a twenty year old looking back at their life. Her exceptionalism was really shoved down my throat and there was so much telling instead of showing that both the ideas and her inner monologue felt repetitive. I'm not sorry I chose to listen because this IS an important story. I just felt like it was three star writing.
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