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A review by stompyboots
Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández
adventurous
challenging
informative
5.0
Comprehensive and awesome!
This is a long, intricate history that kinda reads like an adventure story. Even though I'm familiar with the subject matter, Hernández added loads of details that were new to me, and she expertly described changes in Mexico, the U.S. and overlapping social movements over time. When specific historical details have been lost + can't be verified, Hernández identifies the gaps!
Bad Mexicans reminded me of the friction and complexity that comes with any revolution. Absolutely loved it.
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Warning: Don't listen to the audiobook. The narrator absolutely butchers this beautiful content. It's really bad. Like 13.5 hours of nails scraping a chalkboard, but worse.
This is a long, intricate history that kinda reads like an adventure story. Even though I'm familiar with the subject matter, Hernández added loads of details that were new to me, and she expertly described changes in Mexico, the U.S. and overlapping social movements over time. When specific historical details have been lost + can't be verified, Hernández identifies the gaps!
Bad Mexicans reminded me of the friction and complexity that comes with any revolution. Absolutely loved it.
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Warning: Don't listen to the audiobook. The narrator absolutely butchers this beautiful content. It's really bad. Like 13.5 hours of nails scraping a chalkboard, but worse.