Tell Me How It Ends is a really powerful book. I was living in Texas when it came out, and it made a huge impression on me (recommended to me by my youngest son). I've lived in border states all my life, had relatives in the Border Patrol; the farm I grew up on was raided often (sometimes by relatives). It's a complex (as we like to say) place that I don't think many people really understand. I really appreciated Luiselli's perspective--on more than just the border, of course. And damn she's a great writer!
Yes! She makes that seem effortless— the thinking and feeling and researching, and then the actions she takes— but it’s all very skillful. She’s very gifted.
Tell Me How It Ends is a really powerful book. I was living in Texas when it came out, and it made a huge impression on me (recommended to me by my youngest son). I've lived in border states all my life, had relatives in the Border Patrol; the farm I grew up on was raided often (sometimes by relatives). It's a complex (as we like to say) place that I don't think many people really understand. I really appreciated Luiselli's perspective--on more than just the border, of course. And damn she's a great writer!
Yes! She makes that seem effortless— the thinking and feeling and researching, and then the actions she takes— but it’s all very skillful. She’s very gifted.