Robert K. R. (rikker) reviewed The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border on + 515 more book reviews
Excellent book of the reality that goes on at the border.
Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) -
This memoir is a combination of the author's reflections on time as a US Border Patrol officer, snippets of Mexican history, and reflections on assisting his friend who went to Mexico after 30 years in the US and couldn't return because he was not a citizen.
Each important topic in this memoir could be its own book, so it merely scratches the surface of them. That may be for the best as some segments, especially those outlining the treatment of migrants by the coyotes 'assisting' them to cross to the US, were extremely violent and difficult to read.
I felt it was quite fragmented but a helpful introduction from a person who had first-hand experience with matters that are often in the news but quite removed from my daily life.
Each important topic in this memoir could be its own book, so it merely scratches the surface of them. That may be for the best as some segments, especially those outlining the treatment of migrants by the coyotes 'assisting' them to cross to the US, were extremely violent and difficult to read.
I felt it was quite fragmented but a helpful introduction from a person who had first-hand experience with matters that are often in the news but quite removed from my daily life.
