American Dirt

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Remember when this was released and was very interested in reading this.

Yes I read it last year, I thought it was really good, evoked the hazardous train journeys, on the tops of trains that migrants from central America undertake to get into the US, often fleeing from dangerous drug cartels, in the case of the main character and her young son, gang warfare and poverty. Many dying along the way and with no guarantees they won't be returned from wherever they came from.

Divided opinions. For me a page turner, lot of heart in the mouth moments.

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I won it in a GN competition last year. It was different from what I usually read, quite hard to get into initially. However, I did persevere until the end and quite enjoyed it.
I recently passed it on to another Gransnetter to read.

My son recommended it to me, but I want the audio version and can't get it on BorrowBox yet.

Brilliant book. I couldn't put it down. Without giving too much away, I did wonder why he was going to the lengths he did to hunt and her son her down but all becomes clear about three quarters or more of the way through the story.

If you liked this you might also enjoy Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore.

My book club read it earlier this year and I think it got the most unanimous thumbs up of anything we have read apart from To Kill a Mockingbird. I loved it.

Thanks for your views everyone.

I absolutely loved it too. Definitely not my usual type of book but thought it was brilliant although a harrowing read at times.

My sister recommended it to me, she loved it. Not read it yet, but it’s on my TBR bookcase (far too many books for a pile ?)

Like Marydoll, I won it from Gransnet.
It is not that idfferent to what I normally read, but I did find it very emotionally challenging. Living near Dover, the travails fo people trying to start new lives is a bit near the bone, and very germane to the situation of the boat people here.
All very difficult, but I was glad to have reached the end when the threads were all tied up in a satisfactory, though not necessarily wonderful, way.

Loved it, recommended to DD and she loved it too, one of those books I didn’t want to finish reading.

I loved it too. It was chosen for our book club and it was a unanimous favourite.

When I finally got this on BorrowBox, I loved it.

I got the audible version and thought it was brilliant. Cried listening to it as I walked the dog round the village. Always a good marker lol.