Trouble
reviewdate:
Sep 26 2018
isn:
9780385530385
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Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines
This is another book I wished I'd enjoyed more, as I did Griest's previous memoir Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana. After having explored cultures foreign to her own, Griest decides to spend a year in Mexico, examining the roots of half of her bloodline. The parts where she explores her Mexican and mixed race identities are compelling, but the reportage in most of the book is less so, at least for me.
reviewdate:
Jan 6 2013
isn:
978-1-4615-4017-5
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La Perdida
Carla Olivares spends a year in Mexico City trying to engage with the Chicano side of her heritage. At first she spends time only with fellow expats, starting with her trustafarian (her description) ex-boyfriend with whom she lives with for the first few months. She knows very little Spanish in the beginning of the story, but as she works at immersing herself in Mexican culture, she also learns the language.
reviewdate:
Jul 9 2009
isn:
978-0-375-71471-9